Maysoon Salama told her son’s killer through tears: ‘You thought you can break us. You failed miserably.’
Brenton Tarrant, who massacred 51 innocent people, had planned to kill more, the court heard
Tarrant, who livestreamed the attack which injured another 40 people, wanted to ‘inflict as many fatalities as possible,’ ChristchurchThe first day of a four-day sentencing hearing gave some victims’ families and survivors their first opportunity to confront the gunman, who entered the court room shackled in a grey prison outfit.Survivor Mohammad Atta Ahmad Alayan, who was shot in the head and shoulder, sung the first chapter of the Quran to the court.
Two months before the attack, Tarrant flew a drone directly over the Al Noor mosque. He recorded an aerial view of the grounds and buildings, taking note of the entry and exit doors that ‘fleeing worshippers might utilise’. He also brought with him four modified gas containers which he planned to use to burn down the mosques after he finished shooting, Mr Hawes said. The gunman later told police he wished he had used them.
Maysoon Salama, mother of Ata Mohammad Atta Elayyan who was killed in the shooting, gave a victim impact statement about the loss of her son Armed security were outside the court as victims’ loved ones and survivors queued outside After leaving Linwood he had planned a third attack at a mosque in Ashburton. But he was rammed by two police officers, dragged out of his car and arrested.
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