A USB stick was located on Ney's person, that contained information and video files involving the Christchurch Mosque Shootings and other similar acts of terrorism. After the attack on August 13, Ney was additionally charged for possessing child abuse material on a USB. This discovery provided a link to possible terrorism organisations, additionally supported by Ney's expression of "Allahu Akbar" during the attack, whilst the proclamation does not directly tie to terrorism, this been defended by his lawyers as a consequence of his mental illness and viewing other terrorist attacks.