“He sought many things from his act of terror, but one was notoriety,” Ardern said. “And that is why you will never hear me mention his name.”She added: “He is a terrorist, he is a criminal, he is an extremist. Post-mortems had been completed on all 50 victims, police said in a statement Tuesday night, more than four days after the attacks. Ardern said Monday that she expected all bodies to be returned to the families by Wednesday, but that now looks unlikely. The New Zealand government has offered to pay the funeral costs of all the victims, including repatriating the bodies if requested.

Source: Washington Post March 19, 2019 10:38 UTC