Christchurch shooting: Alleged gunman Brenton Tarrant to make fifth court appearance

Tarrant is due to appear in the Christchurch High Court via video link.
Tarrant is due to appear in the Christchurch High Court via video link. Photo credit: Getty

The alleged Christchurch mosque gunman is due to make his fifth appearance in court.

Brenton Tarrant, 28, will appear in the Christchurch High Court via visual audio link from a high security prison in Auckland on Thursday morning.

Discussions will be held around whether the June trial should be moved out of Christchurch.

Tarrant's trial is due to start on June 2 next year. It was initially supposed to start in May, but pushed back at families' requests due to ramadan.

The Australian man faces 51 charges of murder, 40 of attempted murder and one charge under the Terrorism Suppression Act. He pleaded not guilty to all charges in June.

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