New charges filed against suspect in Bondi beach mass shooting
Kyiv • UNN
Navid Akram has been hit with 19 additional charges following the mass shooting in Sydney that left 15 people dead. The attack is being treated as inspired by "Islamic State".
A man accused of committing one of Australia's worst mass shootings at Sydney's famous Bondi Beach last December has been hit with 19 additional charges, UNN reports, citing Reuters.
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Police allege the attack, which killed 15 people during Hanukkah celebrations, was inspired by the Islamic State.
Initially, detainee Navid Akram was charged with 59 offenses within days of the shooting, including 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of wounding with intent to murder, and a terrorism offense.
Akram's lawyer, Leonie Gittany, told a Sydney court on Wednesday, according to local media reports, that 19 further charges had been laid.
Court records showed the new charges included 10 counts of shooting with intent to murder, six counts of using a firearm with intent to resist arrest, and three counts of wounding or causing grievous bodily harm with intent to murder.
Akram, 24, has not yet entered a plea.
His father, 50-year-old Sajid Akram, whom authorities also accused of carrying out the shooting, was shot dead by police at the scene.
The attack stunned a country known for its strict gun laws, sparking fresh calls for tighter controls and more decisive action to combat antisemitism.
Australia has also launched a government inquiry into antisemitism and social cohesion, with findings due to be released by December.