CHRISTCHURCH/WELLINGTON—Accounts emerged on March 17 of heroic attempts to tackle a gunman who slaughtered 50 people at two mosques in New Zealand, as authorities prepared to begin releasing the bodies of victims to their families for burial.
Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, a suspected white supremacist, was charged with murder on March 16. Tarrant was remanded without a plea and is due back in court on April 5 where police said he was likely to face more charges.