Christchurch Shooter Files Appeal Against Life Sentence

People walk past flowers and tributes displayed in memory of the twin mosque massacre victims outside the Botanical Gardens in Christchurch, New Zealand, on April 5, 2019. Sanka Vidanagama/AFP via Getty Images

The Christchurch shooter who mass murdered 51 people at two mosques in 2019 has filed an appeal against his conviction and sentence.

The Wellington Court of Appeal confirmed the shooter, Brenton Tarrant, filed his appeal. The date of hearing has not been set.