NZ businessman, 44, is jailed for almost two years for sharing sickening footage of the Christchurch terror attack

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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 for the footage to be modified with a 'kill count' as victims were shot.

He also requested cross-hairs be added as if the viewer was looking through a rifle scope before sending the unmodified footage to another 30 people, Stuff reported.

When interviewed by police, Arps said he thought the footage of the shooting was 'awesome'.

When questioned about the victims from the two mosques, he replied: 'I could not give a f**k, mate'.

Judge Stephen O'Driscoll said Arps had 'glorified' the horrific shooting in which 51 people were killed.

He said it was clear that Arps has 'strong and unrepentant views towards the Muslim community'.

Judge O'Driscoll called his actions a hate crime against the Muslim community.

A pre-sentence report found Arps has no remorse or empathy for anyone but himself and his family, the New Zealand Herald reported.

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