'I don’t have hate, I don’t have revenge' – stricken mother of Christchurch massacre victim forgives killer
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Australian gunman, a self-professed white supremacist, faces life without parole for the murder of 51 Muslim worshippers
Her son’s bullet-riddled body was sent home to her on Mother’s Day. On Monday, a year and a half later in a New Zealand courtroom, Janna Ezat came face to face for the first time with the terrorist who murdered her son. Ezat, delicate-featured with short, dark hair, had written down what she would say in the courtroom. But when the moment came, she went off-script.
“I have decided to forgive you, Mr Tarrant, because I don’t have hate, I don’t have revenge,” she told the Australian terrorist who stormed two mosques in the city of Christchurch, killing 51 Muslim worshippers at prayer. “The damage is done. Hussein will never be here.” Continue reading...
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