Martin Bryant

Martin Bryant
Born
Martin John Bryant

(1967-05-07) 7 May 1967 (age 56)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Known forPerpetrator of the Port Arthur massacre
Criminal statusIncarcerated
Conviction(s)Murder (35 counts)
Attempted murder (20 counts)
Inflicting grievous bodily harm (3 counts)
Inflicting wounds (8 counts)
Arson (2 counts)
Criminal penalty35 life sentences without parole plus 1,652 years
Details
Date28–29 April 1996
Location(s)Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia
Killed35–37
Injured23
Imprisoned atRisdon Prison

Martin John Bryant (born 7 May 1967) is an Australian mass murderer[1] who shot and killed 35 people and injured 23 others in the Port Arthur massacre between 28 and 29 April 1996.[2] He is serving 35 life sentences plus 1,652 years without the possibility of parole at Risdon Prison in Hobart.

  1. ^ "Witnesses recall horror of Martin Bryant's mass shooting in Tasmania". ABC News. Port Arthur. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. ^ Wainwright, Robert; Totaro, Paola (27 April 2009). "A dangerous mind: What turned Martin Bryant into a mass murderer?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 12 October 2014.