NZ man who chased gunman confronts him in court

The sentencing hearing for the white supremacist who killed 51 worshippers at two mosques resumed for a fourth day in a New Zealand courtroom on Thursday. Gunman Brenton Harrison Tarrant had earlier pleaded guilty to murder, attempted murder and terrorism for the March 2019 attacks. After earlier firing his lawyers and deciding to defend himself, he could have spoken on the final day of his sentencing hearing at the court in Christchurch, the city where the attacks took place.

But the 29-year-old Australian told the judge on Wednesday he didn't plan to say anything and instead a standby lawyer would make a short statement on his behalf. Over the first three days of the hearing, 90 survivors and family members told the judge about the pain and aftermath of the attacks. Many said Justice Cameron Mander should hand down the maximum available sentence, life in prison without the possibility of parole.