In brief
- The man accused of committing the 2025 Bondi shooting was charged with 59 offences at the time of his arrest.
- Naveed Akram has now been handed 19 new charges while in custody at Goulburn’s supermax prison.
A horrific act of terrorism, described as the deadliest in the nation’s history, may soon result in additional charges for the alleged perpetrator. Naveed Akram, who reportedly opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, already faces a long list of accusations.
The tragic incident unfolded on December 14, when Akram and his father, Sajid Akram, 50, allegedly attacked a festive gathering. This brutal assault claimed the lives of 15 individuals, including a young girl of only 10 years, while leaving many others injured.
During the chaotic scene, police fatally shot Sajid Akram. Meanwhile, Naveed Akram was apprehended and charged with 59 serious offenses. He is currently detained at Goulburn’s maximum-security prison.
His current charges encompass committing a terrorist act, 15 counts of murder, and 40 charges of attempted murder. This week, court documents reveal that the 24-year-old is likely to face an additional 19 charges, which reportedly include 10 counts of shooting with intent to murder and six counts of discharging a firearm with intent to evade arrest.
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.
Court records show the 24-year-old is expected to be hit with a further 19 charges, including 10 counts of shooting with intent to murder and six counts of discharging a firearm with intent to resist arrest.
The additional charges were added to the court file in April, before a mention of the matter in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday.
But Akram’s lawyer Leonie Gittani said outside court that the defence team haven’t received new court attendance notices.
“Once these charges – if they’re to be filed – once they’re filed, we’ll deal with them at that point,” she said.
Charges are often added, dropped, or restructured during the early stages of court matters before pleas are entered.
Akram has not yet been required to enter pleas to any of the charges against him.
He was expected to dial into the court via audiovisual link for a hearing about extending a prohibition on publishing the names and identities of survivors of the attack.
More victims are seeking to be covered by a court suppression order made in December which gives those who survived the massacre the ability to choose if or when they speak to the media about the tragedy.
Akram did not appear on screen as the hearing was adjourned until June.
The father-and-son attack was Australia’s deadliest mass shooting since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996.
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