The suspected gunman in the Christchurch massacre is lucid and does not appear to be mentally unstable, the lawyer handling his case has said.
Brenton Tarrant “seemed to appreciate what he was facing and why he was there”, Richard Peters told the Australian TV network Channel Nine.
Mr Peters, the court-appointed lawyer, also confirmed in an interview with The New Zealand Herald that Tarrant plans to represent himself and he was no longer acting for him, a decision that has raised concerns that thhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/christchurch-killings-assault-weapons-to-be-banned-as-gun-clubs-face-scrutiny-jqkgrtnkte suspect may conduct his own defence at trial and try to use it as a platform for his beliefs.
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Brenton Tarrant “seemed to appreciate what he was facing and why he was there”, Richard Peters told the Australian TV network Channel Nine.
Mr Peters, the court-appointed lawyer, also confirmed in an interview with The New Zealand Herald that Tarrant plans to represent himself and he was no longer acting for him, a decision that has raised concerns that thhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/christchurch-killings-assault-weapons-to-be-banned-as-gun-clubs-face-scrutiny-jqkgrtnkte suspect may conduct his own defence at trial and try to use it as a platform for his beliefs.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/c...tiny-jqkgrtnkt