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Posted: 2019-03-21T06:15:45Z | Updated: 2019-03-21T06:15:45Z New Zealand Police Inadvertently Charge Mosque Terror Suspect With Killing Woman Who's Still Alive | HuffPost

New Zealand Police Inadvertently Charge Mosque Terror Suspect With Killing Woman Who's Still Alive

Police said they have spoken with the person incorrectly named and have apologized.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police say they inadvertently charged the mosque terror suspect with the murder of a person who is still alive.

Police charged 28-year-old Australian Brenton Tarrant with a single, representative count of murder after 50 people were killed in Friday’s attack on two mosques in Christchurch.

But police on Thursday said in a statement they made an error on the charging sheet prepared for Tarrant’s first court appearance Saturday.

Police said they have spoken with the person incorrectly named on the document and have apologized, and said they would change the charge sheet.

Police did not offer further details of what went wrong or make anybody available for an interview.

The name of the person on the charging sheet has been suppressed by court order.

Officials have said more charges against Tarrant would likely follow.

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New Zealand Mass Shootings
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A man reacts as he speaks on a mobile phone outside a mosque in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 15, 2019. Multiple people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers on what the prime minister called "one of New Zealand's darkest days." Authorities detained four people and defused explosive devices in what appeared to be a carefully planned attack. (credit:Mark Baker/AP)
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Ambulance staff take a man from outside a mosque in central Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15, 2019. (credit:Mark Baker/AP)
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People wait outside a mosque in central Christchurch where many people were killed in two mass shootings in New Zealand on March 15, 2019. (credit:Mark Baker/AP)
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Police console a man outside a mosque in central Christchurch after a mass shooting in New Zealand on March 15, 2019. (credit:Mark Baker/AP)
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Police attempt to move people away from outside a mosque in central Christchurch after a mass shooting in New Zealand on March 15, 2019. (credit:Mark Baker/AP)
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An image grab from TV New Zealand shows a victim arriving at a hospital following a mosque shooting in Christchurch on March 15, 2019. (credit:TV NEW ZEALAND via Getty Images)
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Police stand outside a mosque in Christchurch after a mass shooting in New Zealand on March 15, 2019. (credit:Mark Baker/AP)
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An image grab from TV New Zealand shows a victim arriving at a hospital following a mosque shooting in Christchurch on March 15, 2019. (credit:TV NEW ZEALAND via Getty Images)
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Police officers guard the area close to the Masjid al Noor mosque after a shooting in Christchurch on March 15, 2019. (credit:TESSA BURROWS via Getty Images)
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Police escort witnesses away from a mosque in central Christchurch after a mass shooting in New Zealand on March 15, 2019. (credit:Mark Baker/AP)
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Police attempt to clear people from outside a mosque in central Christchurch after a mass shooting in New Zealand on March 15, 2019. (credit:Mark Baker/AP)
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A police officer patrols at a cordon near a mosque in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 15, 2019. Multiple people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers on what the prime minister called "one of New Zealand's darkest days," as authorities detained four people and defused explosive devices in what appeared to be a carefully planned attack. (credit:Mark Baker/AP)