Christchurch shooter was ‘pleased’ with terrorism charge, court hears | ABC NEWS
A New Zealand appeal court has heard the Australian convicted over the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks was “pleased” when he was charged with terrorism.
The 35-year-old is attempting to vacate his guilty pleas, arguing he wasn’t mentally fit to plead guilty to the terror offence, nor the murders of 51 people.
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