Government employee found guilty of possessing mosque shooting videos

Thursday 14 August 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Thu 14 Aug 2025, 5:40pm

A government employee has been found guilty of possessing three copies of the Christchurch mosque shooting live stream. Following a judge-alone trial in the Dunedin District Court, Judge David Robinson found the man's reasons for possessing the footage implausible. The individual's name and occupation remain subject to interim suppression.

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1. StuffThu 14 Aug 2025, 5:09pm

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3. RNZThu 14 Aug 2025, 5:40pm

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