Survivors, families describe loss, rage after New Zealand attacks
Al JazeeraAt sentencing hearing for mosque shooter, survivors and relatives of victims recount their loss, grief and ‘utter rage’. “As a parent, no matter how old your children are, they’ll always be your baby.” Each day has become a burden to endure and he finds even simple tasks hard to complete, Omar said. “It is irreparable damage to me, that is why his punishment should continue forever.” Naeem Rashid was hailed as a hero and prosecutor Barnaby Hawes said he “allowed a number of other worshippers to escape” when he charged at Tarrant in the Al Noor mosque and partially knocked him down. Tarrant, a former gym instructor, said he wanted to instil fear into those he described as “invaders”, including New Zealand’s Muslim population. I therefore challenge Tarrant to use his remaining lifetime to consider the beauty and life to be found in diversity and freedom that he sought to distort and destroy.” Linda Armstrong’s nephew Kyron Gosse said he felt “utter rage” that Tarrant travelled to New Zealand from Australia and “stole our nation’s innocence”.
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