24 Aug 2020

Christchurch mosque shooting: Pressure on sentencing judge, lawyer says

From Morning Report, 6:12 am on 24 August 2020

The sentencing of Mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant ,on 51 counts of murder, 40 of attempted murder and one charge under the Terrorism Suppression Act, will begin in on Monday in the Christchurch High Court.

QC Nigel Hampton says there will be extra pressure on the judge because of the heightened emotion around the sentencing this week.

He spoke to reporter Eleisha Foon.