2019 Christchurch mosque attacker chaser, Abdul Aziz Wahabzadah, faces assault trial in 2023.

Man who chased Christchurch mosque attacker goes to trial on assault charge next year. Abdul Aziz Wahabzadah, awarded New Zealand Cross for bravery in 2021, pleaded not guilty to assaulting with intent to injure and will have a judge-alone trial in March. In 2019, during the attack, he picked up a discarded gun, chased the terrorist, and threw it at his departing car, smashing the back window.

July 16, 2024
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