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'He is in extreme danger': Insiders say Christchurch 'shooter' would be 'the most targeted person' in jail - as New Zealand gangs warn of revenge attacks behind bars
PUBLISHED: 06:41 EDT, 18 March 2019 | UPDATED: 07:13 EDT, 18 March 2019
The alleged gunman behind the Christchurch terror attack would be 'the most targeted person in prison', an expert says.
Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, is currently held in a specialist facility and has been placed under 24-hour observation for his own safety following the death of 50 people in Christchurch on Friday.
A gang member, who was part of a group that gathered to pay their respects to the victims of the shootings, shared a chilling message with NZME: 'We've got friends inside too.'
Canterbury University criminologist Greg Newbold said the threats should be taken seriously.
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He warned Tarrant would be in 'extreme danger' behind bars and said Tarrant could 'easily be killed' in prison.
'There will be people in prison who will be pretty angry about it, particularly the fact that he's a white supremacist.'
He said that while there were 'pockets' of white supremacy in the South Island, the majority of New Zealand's prison population was non-white.
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Canterbury University criminologist Greg Newbold (pictured) told NZME Tarrant would be in 'extreme danger' behind bars and said Tarrant could 'easily be killed' in prison.
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It is likely that if Tarrant is found guilty of the killings, he would serve his time in Auckland's maximum security facility where he would have to spend his life in segregation, Mr Newbold said.
'At the moment he would certainly be by far the most targeted person. There's not many people with much sympathy for that, even the white supremacists.'
Tarrant faces life in prison if he is convicted.
The accused gunman, who was born in Australia and grew up in Grafton, NSW, had been living in Dunedin when he allegedly carried out New Zealand's worst mass murder in history.
He allegedly stormed the Al Noor mosque and later Linwood Masjid on Friday, where he shot dead 50 people and left dozens more critically injured.
A 73-page manifesto was published detailing his hatred and how he was inspired by Norway mass killer Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 in 2011.
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Two women comfort each other after visiting Al Noor Mosque on March 18, 2019 in Christchurch after 50 people were killed and dozens more injured
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Insiders say Christchurch massacre 'shooter' would be 'the most targeted person' behind bars | Daily Mail Online
- Brenton Tarrant could be at risk behind bars as experts warn he is a 'marked man'
- The alleged gunman behind Christchurch killings is under 24-hour observation
- Criminologist Greg Newbold says Tarrant is likely in 'extreme danger' in prison
PUBLISHED: 06:41 EDT, 18 March 2019 | UPDATED: 07:13 EDT, 18 March 2019
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The alleged gunman behind the Christchurch terror attack would be 'the most targeted person in prison', an expert says.
Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, is currently held in a specialist facility and has been placed under 24-hour observation for his own safety following the death of 50 people in Christchurch on Friday.
A gang member, who was part of a group that gathered to pay their respects to the victims of the shootings, shared a chilling message with NZME: 'We've got friends inside too.'
Canterbury University criminologist Greg Newbold said the threats should be taken seriously.
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Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, would be 'the most targeted person in prison' an expert has warned following the death of 50 people in Christchurch on Friday
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He warned Tarrant would be in 'extreme danger' behind bars and said Tarrant could 'easily be killed' in prison.
'There will be people in prison who will be pretty angry about it, particularly the fact that he's a white supremacist.'
He said that while there were 'pockets' of white supremacy in the South Island, the majority of New Zealand's prison population was non-white.
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Canterbury University criminologist Greg Newbold (pictured) told NZME Tarrant would be in 'extreme danger' behind bars and said Tarrant could 'easily be killed' in prison.
Christchurch residents place flowers in honour of NZ victims
It is likely that if Tarrant is found guilty of the killings, he would serve his time in Auckland's maximum security facility where he would have to spend his life in segregation, Mr Newbold said.
'At the moment he would certainly be by far the most targeted person. There's not many people with much sympathy for that, even the white supremacists.'
Tarrant faces life in prison if he is convicted.
The accused gunman, who was born in Australia and grew up in Grafton, NSW, had been living in Dunedin when he allegedly carried out New Zealand's worst mass murder in history.
He allegedly stormed the Al Noor mosque and later Linwood Masjid on Friday, where he shot dead 50 people and left dozens more critically injured.
A 73-page manifesto was published detailing his hatred and how he was inspired by Norway mass killer Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 in 2011.
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Two women comfort each other after visiting Al Noor Mosque on March 18, 2019 in Christchurch after 50 people were killed and dozens more injured
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