New Zealand mosque shooter sacks lawyers ahead of sentencing

Masjid Al Noor in Christchurch where the Duke of Cambridge visited on Friday. 42 people lost their lives during a terror attack at the mosque in March. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday April 26, 2019. See PA story ROYAL NewZealand. Photo cred

The Australian white supremacist who has admitted killing 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques mosques has dismissed his lawyers and will represent himself when he is sentenced next month.

Brenton Harrison Tarrant, 29, pleaded guilty in March to 51 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one count of terrorism following the attacks last year in Christchurch.