Two New Zealand barristers will represent an Australian man facing 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges in New Zealand’s High Court today. 9News
Tarrant, who is originally from Grafton in NSW, had already been charged with one count of murder.
A four-year-old girl is in Starship Children’s Hospital, while her father at Auckland City Hospital in a stable condition.Earlier this week a High Court judge ruled media would not be allowed to film or take photos of the accused when he appears before the court. Journalists will still be permitted to remain in the courtroom and media are still able to use previous images of the accused taken during his District Court hearing.
Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo, who is responsible for most of the country's security and intelligence edifice, said the accused gunman had spent just 45 days in Australia during the past few years.
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