Man jailed for sharing sickening footage of Christchurch terror attack

Neo-Nazi businessman, 44, is jailed for almost two years for sharing sickening footage of the Christchurch terror attack - saying that he wanted to add a 'kill count' Philip Neville Arps jailed for sharing footage of Christchurch terror attack The businessman requested that the footage be modified with a 'kill count' Also requested crosshairs be added as if the viewer was looking through a rifle Judge Stephen O'Driscoll said Arps 'glorified' horrific shooting in which 51 died

By Kelsey Wilkie For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 00:47 BST, 18 June 2019 | Updated: 08:01 BST, 18 June 2019

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A controversial businessman has been jailed for sharing footage of the devastating Christchurch terrorist attack.

Philip Neville Arps, 44, was sentenced in the Christchurch District Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to two charges of distributing the chilling footage of the March 15 massacre.

A day after the massacre, Arps sent the video to an unknown person and requested that the footage be modified with a 'kill count' as victims were shot.

Philip Neville Arps (pictured), 44, was sentenced in the Christchurch District Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to two charges of distributing the chilling footage of the March 15 massacre

He also requested that crosshairs be added to make it appear as if the viewer was looking through a rifle

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