The father of Naveed Akram, Sajid, was fatally shot by police officers.
Recently, a court had temporarily restricted the release of the alleged police facts statement. However, fresh orders issued this Monday have now permitted the release of a redacted version of the document to the public.
Court documents reveal a video from late October 2025 showing Naveed and his father engaging in firearms training at a rural location believed to be in New South Wales.
Naveed Akram is reportedly shown in the video holding a firearm in a paddock.
The footage illustrates both Naveed and his father discharging shotguns while maneuvering in a tactical fashion.
“The accused and his father are seen throughout the video firing shotguns and moving in a tactical manner.”
Another video allegedly shows the men seated before an image of a self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) flag, with four long-arm firearms also visible, resting against the wood-panelled wall behind them.
Sajid and Naveed Akram allegedly captured on CCTV leaving an address in Campsie carrying items wrapped in blankets at 2.14am on 14 December. Source: Supplied / NSW Courts
In the footage, Naveed is “recorded appearing to recite, in Arabic, a passage from the Quran”, court documents state.
Following the recitation, the court documents allege: “Both the accused and [his father] speak in English and make a number of statements regarding their motivation for the Bondi attack and condemning the acts of ‘Zionists’.”
‘Reconnaissance’ run
The pair were also allegedly seen on CCTV in the Bondi Beach area two days before the attack, driving near Archer Park — the site of the shooting — between 9:20pm and 10pm on 12 December.
CCTV allegedly showing the pair’s car in the Bondi Beach area two days before the attack. Source: Supplied / NSW Courts
“The accused [Naveed] and his father, [Sajid] are seen to exit the vehicle and walk along the footbridge,” court documents state.
Their positioning on the Campbell Parade footbridge is said to be consistent with “where they attended two days later and shot at members of the public”, the court documents state.
CCTV allegedly showing the pair in Bondi two days before the attack. Source: Supplied / NSW Courts
“Police allege that this is evidence of reconnaissance and planning of a terrorist act,” the documents state.
Islamic State flags placed in windows, bombs thrown
When the men allegedly arrived at Bondi on the evening of 14 December, police allege they placed IS flags — prohibited under federal law — in the front and rear windows of their car which were “clearly visible to the public”.
Homemade pipe bombs allegedly found at the scene. Source: Supplied / NSW Courts
They allegedly took three guns, three pipe bombs and a tennis ball bomb from the car and moved towards a footbridge.
Preliminary analysis suggests the pipe bombs were created with “sealed aluminium piping containing explosive, black powder and steel ball bearings”, court documents state.
Homemade bombs allegedly found in the boot of the vehicle. Source: Supplied / NSW Courts
Police allege the bombs did not detonate but were “viable”.
