Man accused of murdering 51 people in Christchurch mosques terror attacks admits he carried out the killings

The man accused of murdering 51 people in the terror attacks on two Christchurch mosques last year has today admitted he carried out the killings.

Brenton Tarrant changed his plea from not guilty to guilty in an appearance by audio-visual link in the High Court at Christchurch this morning.

He also pleaded guilty to 40 charges of attempted murder and a terrorism charge. After hearing the guilty pleas, Judge Justice Mander entered convictions “on each and every” charge.

Now that Tarrant has admitted the charges, there will be no trial – it had been set down to start in June this year and was expected to last six weeks.

Sentencing for the 92 charges will take place at a date yet to be set. Tarrant was remanded in custody until May 1.

[Source: TV NZ]