Judge orders mental health assessment for New Zealand mosque attack suspect

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Judge orders mental health check for New Zealand mosque attack suspect

High Court judge Cameron Mander made the order during a hearing in which 28-year-old Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant appeared via video link from a small room at the maximum security Paremoremo prison in Auckland.

The judge said Tarrant was charged with 50 counts of murder and 39 counts of attempted murder. Police initially filed a single, representative murder charge before filing the additional charges this week. Tarrant had stubble and close-cropped hair. He showed no emotion during the hearing. At times he looked around the room or cocked his head, seemingly to better hear what was being said. The judge explained that from his end, Tarrant could see the judge and lawyers but not those in the public gallery.

The courtroom was filled with more than two dozen reporters and about 60 members of the public. A court registrar greeted people in Arabic and English as the hearing got underway. Some of those watching got emotional and wept.

 

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He’s a troubled young angelic Boy Scout who loves god and fell down an internet nazi hole. Solitary until he dies (The End). ✌🏻

He’s white he just can’t be evil he has to be mentally ill. Was waiting for this announcement.

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