Australian mass murderer to be tried in New Zealand

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the 28-year-old Australian who was charged with murder on Saturday would not be extradited to his home country.   
“He will certainly face the justice system of New Zealand for the terrorist attack he has committed here,” she said. 

The Cabinet will start discussing possible changes to New Zealand’s gun laws. “We cannot be deterred from the work that we need to do on our gun laws,” she added.   The Prime Minister revealed the bodies of those killed in the deadly shootings at two mosques in Christchurch would begin to be returned to relatives from Sunday night.   

The expectation was that all bodies would be returned by Wednesday, she added.   

Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel said earlier, council staff had been working on preparing grave sites so burials could occur as soon as possible, in line with the requirements and sensitivities of the Islamic religion.   

Adern also confirmed that her office received a manifesto sent by the man suspected of slaying 50 people and injuring the same number on Friday just nine minutes before the first attack began.   

“The email contained his manifesto, but no details of the attacks or even their location in New Zealand.” she said.   The staff member in the prime minister’s office responsible for checking that email sent the email to Parliament Security marked urgent within two minutes.   

An unidentified mourner leaves flowers at the site of the massacre (dpa international)  
Wellington (dpa),
 Mar 17, 2019 -