'You know this face': Christchurch hero confronts killer in court


  • World
  • Wednesday, 26 Aug 2020

Abdul Aziz Wahabzadah gives a victim impact statement during the sentencing of mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant at the High Court in Christchurch, New Zealand, August 26, 2020. John Kirk-Anderson/Pool via REUTERS

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - One of the heroes of the Christchurch terror attack confronted gunman Brenton Tarrant on the third day of sentencing hearings on Wednesday, telling him: "You should thank God on that day I didn't catch you".

"You know this face. The one who chased you out," Abdul Aziz Wahabzadah told Tarrant, who is facing a life sentence without parole for his killing spree.

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