Naveed Akram hit with more chargesHe was already facing 59 charges See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy AIDAN WONDRACZ, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA and SARAH BROOKES - SENIOR REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 01:30 BST, 10 June 2026 | Updated: 02:05 BST, 10 June 2026
Alleged Bondi terrorist Naveed Akram has been hit with 19 additional charges.The Downing Centre Local Court heard on Wednesday that paperwork for the extra charges had been filed.The new charges include ten counts of 'shoot with intent to murder', six counts of discharging a firearm with intent to resist arrest, and three counts of causing wounding or grievous bodily harm with intent to murder.The charges add to the 59 Akram is already facing over the alleged mass shooting in Sydney's eastern suburbs that left 15 people dead in December.Those charges include 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and terrorism. The commonwealth director in the matter asked the court for an adjournment.'We are progressing really steadily and well through the preparation of this matter towards charge certificate,' she said.'There are 19 additional court attendance notices being filed today. Alleged Bondi terrorist Naveed Akram has been hit with 19 additional charges'In addition to that, we are reviewing some 230,000 images from CCTV from numerous devices from other persons purportedly linked to the accused… and some of them require translations'Akram will return to court on August 12. He is yet to enter any pleas.He is accused of carrying out the December attack with his father Sajid, 50, who was shot dead by police.Akram was injured and taken to hospital before he was charged. He continues to be held at Goulburn Supermax - the highest security prison in the country. Akram remains in strict isolation, where guards have reportedly found him crying in his cell on multiple occasions.'Get used to it,' one officer said bluntly to the Sydney Morning Herald, warning the accused faces a lengthy wait before trial.As the case builds, sources claim Akram is already laying the groundwork for his defence, alleging he was coerced or brainwashed by his father. He continues to be held at Goulburn Supermax - the highest security prison in the countryThe accused had links to a Bankstown street preaching group in 2019 known to have hosted Islamic State sympathisers, though investigators say Sajid's path to extremism has proven harder to trace. What is clear, according to one police source, is the war in Gaza played a key role in Sajid's alleged motivation to target Jewish Australians.That was laid bare, they said, in a 'confronting' video manifesto allegedly showing the Akrams standing in front of Islamic State flags and discussing their plans.Sajid had spent more than a decade trying to obtain a gun licence, finally succeeding in 2023 despite his son's past associations.Just months later, in October, Hamas launched its attack on Israel, triggering the war in Gaza.Sources familiar with the Akrams' history say the pair were consuming a dangerous mixture of extremist material locally and overseas as their views hardened.
