The little blonde country boy who became a headcam mass murderer

From a curly-haired toddler who shared his father's love of fitness, to a far-right mass murderer who killed 49 people - the life of Brenton Tarrant, 28, has been revealed. 

Tarrant, who live-streamed himself shooting inside Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch on Friday, grew up in Grafton in New South Wales' Northern River region.

In a chilling 73-page manifesto called 'The Great Replacement,' which he penned prior to the killings, the 28-year-old gave insight into his upbringing and background.

In his own words, Tarrant described himself as an 'ordinary, white man', who was born into a working class, low income family of Scottish, Irish and English decent.

He appears to have made money trading Bitcoin, and then spent some time travelling the world in 2017 when he visited countries including North Korea and Pakistan as well as Europe. 

His father, Rodney, who was a competitive athlete, died of cancer in 2010 aged just 49 and his mother and sister are rumoured to still live in the area.  

While it remains unclear whether any of his relatives - including his mother - still live in the area, the family is very well known in the region, ABC News reported. 

The 28-year-old wrote that he had 'little interest in education' growing up, and did not attend university as he had no great interest in anything offered at the schools.  

He claimed he made some money investing in Bitconnect - a type of digital currency - before he then used the money to travel overseas. 

Tarrant, who would later go on to become a personal trainer, inherited a love of physical fitness from his father, who reportedly died of an asbestos-related illness. 

A woman who claims to have previously known Tarrant through the gym, confirmed it was him in the live stream.

Gym manager Tracey Gray said he followed a strict dietary and exercise regime and worked at the gym after he finished school in 2009 and 2001, ABC News reported. 

Ms Gray said Tarrant always 'threw himself into his own personal training' before he later became a qualified a trainer and started training others. 

He was very dedicated to his own training and to training others, she said. 





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