Christchurch shooter sent death threat to Melbourne man in 2016

Before his horrific mosque attack, accused Christchurch shooter Brenton Tarrant allegedly sent a death threat to a Melbourne man.

Two years before his horrific attack on a mosque, the accused Christchurch shooter allegedly sent a death threat to a Melbourne man.

The man claimed he received a Facebook message from Brenton Tarrant in 2016 that said, “I hope one day you meet the rope”, after the man criticised the United Patriots Front ahead of an anti-refugee rally, the ABC reports.

“When you speak against the UPF you speak against my right to a home for my people and my culture,” Tarrant allegedly wrote. “This marks you.”

Tarrant allegedly warned the man to “choose your words carefully” and “think of who you insult”.

“I hope you one day see the light and if you are a Marxist I hope you one day meet the rope.”

The recipient of the threat told the public broadcaster he went to Eltham police station in September 2016, and he was advised to block Tarrant on social media.

The man, who wished to remain anonymous, said he has been feeling a “sense of guilt” ever since.

He said he angered Tarrant after criticising neo-Nazi and former UPF leader Blair Cottrell ahead of the Eltham rally.

Tarrant had no prior convictions before the Christchurch attack on March 15 and was not on any watchlist.