US EditionAlleged Bondi Beach gunman makes first court appearance
Naveed Akram faces 59 charges including 15 murders and terrorism offences after the Bondi Beach attack that killed 15 and injured 40 during a Hanukkah event, police said.
- Naveed Akram, accused of carrying out Australia's worst mass shooting since 1996 at a Jewish festival in Bondi Beach, made his first court appearance via video link.
- Akram, 24, faces 59 charges including 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of wounding with intent to murder, and a terror offence over the December 14 attack that allegedly killed 55 people.
- Akram's lawyer said his client was doing 'as well as he can be' given the 'very onerous conditions' in prison, and it was too early to say how Akram would plead.
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Bondi Beach terror attack suspect appears in court via video link
Naveed Akram wore a green prison-issued jumper and sat mostly in silence during the hearing at a Sydney court. His lawyer said it was too early to indicate how the 24-year-old would plead to the charges.
Bondi Beach terrorist Naveed Akram makes first court appearance in Sydney
Naveed Akram, accused of carrying out the Bondi Beach massacre with his father that killed 15 people, appeared for the first time in an Australian court via video link from jail, as his lawyer said he is 'feeling as well as can be expected'
Bondi Shooter Breaks Silence at Court Hearing
Accused Bondi terrorist Naveed Akram has made his first remarks in court as his lawyer tempered expectations of swift pleas to dozens of serious charges. The 24-year-old appeared in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court via videolink on Feb. 16 morning on 59 charges, including murder and terrorism offences. He is accused of carrying out Australia’s deadliest terror attack on Dec. 14, 2025, when 15 people were killed and 40 injured during beachside…
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