Mosque massacre suspect to face 89 charges in court Friday
Source: Associated Press
By NICK PERRY
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The man accused of carrying out the Christchurch mosque attacks will face 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges when he makes his second court appearance, New Zealand police said Thursday.
Police had earlier filed a single, representative murder charge against 28-year-old Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant. He is due to appear via video link during a brief hearing on Friday, and won’t be required to enter a plea.
Fifty people died in the March 15 attacks on two mosques and another 50 were injured.
Police said in a brief statement that they were considering filing more charges against Tarrant but couldn’t comment further as the case was before the court.
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