Far-right Norwegian gunman jailed for 21 years after killing Chinese stepsister and attacking mosque

Philip Manshaus killed Johanne Zhangjia Ihle-Hansen in their family home, and later said he believed she posed a risk to the family because of her ethnicity

He then drove to a nearby Islamic centre and entered the building, firing several shots but hitting no one before being overpowered by a member of the group

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Philip Manshaus flashes the Nazi salute during his trial. Photo: dpa

Published: 6:36pm, 11 Jun 2020Updated: 2:06am, 12 Jun 2020

A far-right Norwegian man was jailed for 21 years on Thursday for the racially motivated murder of his Chinese-born stepsister and attempting to kill worshippers in a mosque shooting spree.

Philip Manshaus expressed strong anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim views before last year’s attack and was unrepentant at trial.

Manshaus, now 22 years old, shot and killed Johanne Zhangjia Ihle-Hansen, 17, in their family home, later explaining he believed the adopted daughter of his father’s spouse posed a risk to the family because of her Asian origin.

He then drove to the nearby al-Noor Islamic Centre and entered the building, firing several shots but hitting no one before being overpowered by a 65-year-old member of the congregation who wrestled away his guns.

“He went in with the purpose of killing as many Muslims as possible,” judge Annika Lindstroem said.

Manshaus believed that “Europe is under attack from people of ethnic origin other than his own” and that “the white race is on the brink of extinction”.

Manshaus expressed admiration for the massacre of more than 50 people at two New Zealand mosques last year by a white supremacist who filmed and broadcast the killings live.