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New Zealand mosque shooter asks appeals court to throw out his guilty plea

NPR | By Kristina Kukolja

Published February 11, 2026 at 4:47 AM EST

The man serving a life sentence for New Zealand's deadliest mass shooting asked an appeals court to throw out his guilty plea.

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