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Christchurch mosque attacker's mother moved to a secret location, leaves behind her dog

Fearing a revenge attack, authorities removed Brenton Tarrant's mother from her home in Grafton in New South Wales to a secret location

BY PRIYAM CHHETRI

PUBLISHED MAR 16, 2019

Sharon Tarrant, the mother of the 28-year-old right wing terrorist Brenton Tarrant, has reportedly been moved to a top-secret police protected location from her home in Australia after her son gunned down 49 Muslims at the Christchurch mosque attacks on Friday.

It was feared that Tarrant's mother may become a target of revenge, was taken away swiftly soon after she spoke to counter-terrorism police in Grafton, New South Wales on Friday night, Daily Mail Australia reported.

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Parts of this image have been pixelated at source to conceal the identity of the defendant due to court order.) The man charged in relation to the Christchurch massacre, Brenton Tarrant, gestures as he is led into the dock for his appearance for murder in the Christchurch District Court on March 16, 2019 in Christchurch, New Zealand. At least 49 people are confirmed dead, with more than 40 people injured following attacks on two mosques in Christchurch on Friday afternoon. 41 of the victims were killed at Al Noor mosque on Deans Avenue and seven died at Linwood mosque. Another victim died later in Christchurch hospital. Three people are in custody over the mass shootings. One man has been charged with murder.

It appeared that Sharon was moved so quickly that she left behind her white Shih Tzu dog at her front porch. The dog is said to have looked sadly at what was going on and was seen sitting a couple of arm lengths away from two empty doggie bowls and his home.