On This Day, Aug. 27: NZ gives 1st life sentence without parole for mosque attack

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On August 27, 2020, the New Zealand judicial system handed down its first-ever sentence of life in prison without parole to Brenton Tarrant. Tarrant was convicted for the killing of 51 mosque worshippers during the 2019 terror attack in Christchurch. The sentencing followed a legal process that included a government-launched probe into the police response to the massacre.

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