Christchurch massacre: defence lawyers drop request to move trial away from city

Trial of man accused of killing 51 people at two mosques set to begin in June next year

The man accused of killing 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand in March has withdrawn an application to have the trial moved away from Christchurch, the city where the attacks occurred.

The decision was announced at the high court in Christchurch, where the accused man, Australian Brenton Tarrant, appeared via a video link from a high-security prison in Auckland.

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