‘Five million brothers and sisters’: relief mixes with joy in Christchurch
Survivors thank New Zealanders outside court for their support after news that mosque gunman will never leave jail
Crowds gathered outside Christchurch high court and sang Stand By Me as months of pent-up stress and tension gave way to relief after the sentencing of the mosque gunman to life in prison without parole.
Traditional Māori songs followed, as members of the Muslim community responded with jubilant chants of Allahu Akbar, God is Great.