US EditionBondi Beach Attack Suspect Appears in Court on 59 Charges
Naveed Akram faces 59 charges including murder and terrorism after allegedly killing 15 at a Jewish Hanukkah event; court extended victim identity suppression orders.
- On Feb 16, 2026, accused Naveed Akram appeared via video link from Goulburn Correctional Centre at Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court for his first public hearing, which lasted about five minutes.
- The December 14 attack targeted a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach attended by about 1,000 people, killing 15 and injuring dozens in Australia's deadliest terror attack in about 30 years.
- Police allege the pair threw several improvised explosive devices, including three pipe bombs and a 'tennis ball bomb', while evidence includes videos of the men with an Islamic State flag, long‑arm firearms, a box‑like bomb, and hand‑painted ISIS flags found in their vehicle.
- The short hearing ended with the case adjourned and suppression orders extended so victim-survivors can choose if and when to identify themselves, and the matter will return in March with Akram next due on April 9.
- The attack prompted a Royal Commission and legislative moves on guns and hate speech after officials flagged Akram in 2019 but judged he posed no imminent threat.
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Bondi Beach terrorist appears in court for first time
Akram’s lawyer, Ben Archbold, said it was premature to say what plea his client would enter. By JNS Bondi Beach killer Naveed Akram appeared in a Sydney court for the first time via video link on Monday. Akram, 24, faces 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist attack at an outdoor Chanukah party in December. The case was mentioned before a court in December, but it is the first time Akram has been seen on scre…
Bondi Beach Suspect Makes First Court Appearance
A man accused of killing 15 people in a mass shooting at a Jewish festival on Sydney's Bondi Beach appeared in court Monday for the first time since his release from the hospital. Naveed Akram appeared in Sydney's Downing Center Local Court via a video link from the maximum security...
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