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Christchurch shooting accused Brenton Tarrant was a personal trainer in Grafton
The man accused of the Christchurch mosque shooting, Brenton Tarrant, worked as a personal trainer at Big River Gym in the northern New South Wales city of Grafton, the ABC can reveal.
Gym manager Tracey Gray confirmed the man who filmed the attack and streamed it online was Tarrant.
She said he worked at the gym after he finished school in 2009 until 2011, when he left to go travelling overseas in Asia and in Europe.
"He was a very dedicated personal trainer," Ms Gray said.
"He worked in our program that offered free training to kids in the community, and he was very passionate about that."
Ms Gray said Tarrant did not strike her as someone who had an interest in firearms.
"I think something must have changed in him during the years he spent travelling overseas," she said.
Tarrant said he worked for a short time before making some money from Bitconnect, a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, then used the money to fund his travels.
He is known to have visited Europe, South-East Asia and east Asia.
His travels also took him to North Korea, where he was photographed in a tour group visiting the Samjiyon Grand Monument.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-15/christchurch-shooting-brenton-tarrant-what-we-know/10904744
The man accused of the Christchurch mosque shooting, Brenton Tarrant, worked as a personal trainer at Big River Gym in the northern New South Wales city of Grafton, the ABC can reveal.
Gym manager Tracey Gray confirmed the man who filmed the attack and streamed it online was Tarrant.
She said he worked at the gym after he finished school in 2009 until 2011, when he left to go travelling overseas in Asia and in Europe.
"He was a very dedicated personal trainer," Ms Gray said.
"He worked in our program that offered free training to kids in the community, and he was very passionate about that."
Ms Gray said Tarrant did not strike her as someone who had an interest in firearms.
"I think something must have changed in him during the years he spent travelling overseas," she said.
Tarrant said he worked for a short time before making some money from Bitconnect, a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, then used the money to fund his travels.
He is known to have visited Europe, South-East Asia and east Asia.
His travels also took him to North Korea, where he was photographed in a tour group visiting the Samjiyon Grand Monument.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-15/christchurch-shooting-brenton-tarrant-what-we-know/10904744