Brenton Tarrant, a white supremacist, has re-emerged into the public eye as he attempts to withdraw his guilty plea for the March 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings. Serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for killing 51 people, Tarrant is arguing that the 'torturous and inhumane' conditions in prison hindered his ability to make rational decisions when he changed his plea earlier. The case has prompted deep distress for victims' families, including Aya al-Umari, who lost her brother, Hussein. As the appellate court hearing begins, families brace themselves to confront the trauma once again. New Zealand's government remains committed to stricter gun laws, a direct response to the massacre that shook the nation.