Brenton Tarrant
Brenton Harrison Tarrant (born 27 October 1990), a white Australian man, was 28 years old at the time of the shootings. He grew up in Grafton, New South Wales, where he attended Grafton High School. After Tarrant's parents separated when he was young, his mother's subsequent boyfriend abused her and the children. He worked as a personal trainer in his hometown from 2009 to 2011, quitting after an injury; in that time, he inherited A$457,000 from his father, who committed suicide in 2010. In 2015, he took a trip to Ukraine and came into contact with extreme right-wing groups.
| Born | Brenton Harrison Tarrant October 27, 1990 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Motive | |
| Penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Occupation | Personal trainer |
At the time of the shootings, Tarrant had been living in Andersons Bay in Dunedin since 2017. He was a member of a South Otago gun club, where he practised shooting at its range. A neighbour described him as a friendly loner. In 2018, Tarrant was treated for eye and thigh injuries at Dunedin Hospital; he told doctors he had sustained the injuries while trying to dislodge an improperly chambered bullet from a gun. The doctors also treated him for steroid abuse, but never reported Tarrant's visit to the authorities, which would have resulted in police reassessing his fitness to hold a gun licence
Attack
Brenton Tarrant Media
Tarrant's travels on 8–9 January 2019
The WW-15 used by Tarrant at the Mosque Al Noor, modified with a number of third party accessories and marked up with text referencing extreme right-wing ideologies and previous terrorist attacks
Magazines used in the shootings
Armoured vest and magazines, as well as the speaker used to play music during the shootings.
Linwood Islamic Centre, March 2020. At the time of the shootings, there was a building at the front of the section and access was along an ungated driveway to the left.
Armed police outside Christchurch courthouse during Tarrant's sentencing
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited members of the Muslim community at the Phillipstown Community Hub in Christchurch the day after the attack.
Patsy Reddy laying flowers at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens on 19 March
Vigil in Wellington for the victims of the attack
Vigil in Melbourne, Australia
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References
- ↑ Welby, Peter (16 March 2019). "Ranting 'manifesto' exposes the mixed-up mind of a terrorist". Arab News. http://www.arabnews.com/node/1467646. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ Perrigo, Billy (20 March 2019). "The New Zealand Attack Exposed How White Supremacy Has Long Flourished Online". Time. http://time.com/5554783/white-supremacy-online-christchurch/. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ↑ Achenbach, Joel (18 August 2019). Two mass killings a world apart share a common theme: 'ecofascism'. http://www.washingtonpost.com/science/two-mass-murders-a-world-apart-share-a-common-theme-ecofascism/2019/08/18/0079a676-bec4-11e9-b873-63ace636af08_story.html.