The man accused of killing fifteen people in a 2025 attack on a Jewish festival at Sydney's Bondi Beach has been charged with 19 new offences.
Akram already faces 59 charges: 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one count of committing a terrorist act. In April, fresh charges were filed but have only now been confirmed by authorities.
The new charges are 10 counts of shooting with intent to murder, six counts of discharging a firearm with intent to resist arrest, and three counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to murder.
Akram, 24, has made short court appearances but so far has not entered a plea. He is due back in court in August.
Prosecutors said investigators from the Joint Counter Terrorism Team are steadily reviewing evidence, which includes 230,000 CCTV images and content on devices linked to suspects that need translation.
Akram’s lawyer, Leonie Gittani, said the extra charges were not surprising to her client and that a process must be followed. She added that the matter is unprecedented and that “there is a lot to come.”
Akram’s father, Sajid Akram, 50, was also armed and shot at the crowd, and was killed by police at the scene on 14 December 2025. The younger Akram was critically wounded by police, transferred from hospital to prison, and is currently awaiting further court dates.
Court documents released in December alleged that the two shooters meticulously planned the Bondi Beach attack for months, including a reconnaissance visit two days before the assault. One video from October showed them before an Islamic State flag, and separate footage claimed to show firearms training in countryside NSW.
The December incident was Australia’s worst mass shooting in almost three decades and triggered gun‑law reforms, a crackdown on hate speech, and a royal commission into antisemitism. Public hearings for that commission began in February 2026.
Image Caption: Court sketch of Naveed Akram, 24, during a hearing in February. Source: Getty Images.
