Brenton Tarrant, who was charged with one murder a day after the shooting attack, was also charged with 39 attempted murders on Friday.appeared in a New Zealand court on Friday where the suspected white supremacist was charged with an additional 49 counts of murder at two mosques last month.
The High Court judge overseeing the appearance ordered Tarrant to undergo a mental assessment to determine whether he was fit to stand trial. He was not required to submit a plea. Prison officials say Tarrant is under 24-hour surveillance with no access to media, according to news reports. “The man had no emotion,” said Tofazzal Alam, a regular atone of the mosques, when asked about seeing the suspect on video.
“As I observed at this morning’s hearing, that is a usual and regular step for counsel to take at this point in the proceeding,” said Judge Mander.
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