Naveed Akram, accused of killing 15 people at Sydney's Bondi Beach, faces 19 additional charges including attempted murder and discharging a firearm. His lawyer stated the new charges were expected. Investigators are reviewing extensive CCTV footage and translated device content.
Ahmed al-Ahmed, lauded for disarming an attacker in the Bondi Beach shooting, has been charged with assault and stalking. He denies the allegations, which stem from an incident in March.
A royal commission heard details of the Bondi beach terror attack where two gunmen killed 10 people. NSW police declined a static presence at the Hanukah event. ASIO's director-general discussed counter-terrorism funding and the rising threat of lone actors.
Sheina Gutnick, daughter of a victim killed in the Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting, testified to Australia's royal commission into antisemitism that she received messages saying she should have been killed. The December attack killed 15 people. Gunman Sajid Akram was shot dead by police; his son Naveed Akram, 24, faces 59 charges including 15 counts of murder and terrorism. Gutnick said antisemitism had become 'socially, morally acceptable' in public discourse. Nearly 7,500 submissions have been made to the commission.
