Nathan Smith confronts Brenton Tarrant

British man Nathan Smith, was one of 18 victims and survivors to face Brenton Tarrant in court yesterday. JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON. A white British Muslim who survived the Christchurch mosque massacre stared down the smiling white supremacist responsible this morning, saying he had brought shame on those he claimed to represent. Nathan Smith, who was in the al-Noor mosque when Brenton Tarrant killed 51 people last year, looked at the gunman at the High Court in Christchurch to tell him that converting to Islam was the best decision he had made.