The gunman who killed 51 Muslim worshippers last year in New Zealand's deadliest shooting attack was sentenced to life by a court on Thursday.
He is the first person in the country to get a life sentence without the possibility of parole, according to DW website.
The 29-year-old Australian white supremacist had admitted to 51 charges of murder, 40 of attempted murder, and one charge of terrorism over the 2019 attack outside two mosques in the city of Christchurch. He live-streamed the act on social media and also uploaded a manifesto shortly before the shootings.
New Zealand Prime Minister
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern welcomed the sentence and acknowledged the strength of the Muslim community at a press conference on Thursday.
"You relived the horrific events of March 15 to chronicle what happened that day and the pain it has left behind," Ardern said. "Nothing will take the pain away but I hope you felt the arms of New Zealand around you through this whole process, and I hope you continue to feel that through all the days that follow."
"The trauma of March 15 is not easily healed but today I hope is the last where we have any cause to hear or utter the name of the terrorist behind it," she said. "His deserves to be a lifetime of complete and utter silence."
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