Wellington, Mar 17 (UNI) The death toll from the terror attacks on two mosques in New Zealand's Christchurch has risen to 50 as one more victim was found at one of the shooting scenes, police said on Sunday.
Investigators found the victim while removing bodies from the Masjid Al Noor Mosque where more than 40 people were killed as a gunman stormed the mosque and went on a shooting rampage on Friday afternoon, Police Commissioner Mike Bush told a press conference.
Meanwhile, the number of the injured people from the terror attacks stood at 50, and 36 of them were still being treated in Christchurch Hospital, with two remaining in intensive care unit and one child at a children's hospital, according to the police.
Australian man Brenton Tarrant faced court on Saturday charged with one count of murder in relation to the attacks. He remains the only person charged in relation to the attacks, according to the Guardian.
The charging document showed the maximum penalty will be life imprisonment. He will be in custody until April 5, according to the High Court in Christchurch.
Police Commissioner Mike Bush said , "But that arrest was tangential to this matter and we do not believe that he was involved in this attack either."
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