Fresh charges added for Bondi massacre terror accused
A man accused of unleashing the country’s deadliest terror attack has been hit with fresh charges six months after the Bondi Beach massacre.
Naveed Akram opened fire on a crowd of people celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach alongside his father, 50-year-old Sajid Akram, on December 14.

The tragic incident resulted in the deaths of 15 individuals, among them a young girl of just 10 years old, and left many others wounded.

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Records reveal the additional charges were laid in April, ahead of a mention of the matter in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday. (Nine / Supplied)
The elder Akram was shot dead by police, while his son was charged with 59 offences and held at Goulburn’s supermax prison.
The existing charges included committing a terrorist act, 15 counts of murder, and 40 charges of attempted murder over his alleged role in the massacre.

While in custody, the 24-year-old suspect has faced an additional 19 charges, including ten counts of attempted murder through shooting and six counts related to discharging a firearm with the intent to resist arrest.

Records reveal the additional charges were laid in April, ahead of a mention of the matter in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday.

At this stage, he has not been asked to respond to any of these accusations with a plea.

The father-and-son attack was Australia’s deadliest mass shooting since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996.

It is alleged that the men hurled three pipe bombs, packed with steel ball bearings, and a tennis ball bomb into a crowd gathered for a Hanukkah celebration at Archer Park, before proceeding to open fire.

Fortunately, none of these explosive devices went off.

Authorities also reportedly discovered a box-shaped bomb in the trunk of their vehicle, along with two hand-painted flags associated with ISIS.

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