{"id":3113,"date":"2026-02-16T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T07:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=3113"},"modified":"2026-02-16T07:20:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T07:20:00","slug":"bondi-beach-terror-attack-suspect-appears-in-court-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=3113","title":{"rendered":"Bondi Beach terror attack suspect appears in court | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A man accused of killing 15 people by opening fire on a Hanukkah celebration at Australia’s Bondi Beach has appeared in court via video link from prison for the first time.<\/p>\n

Naveed Akram spoke briefly during the short hearing at a Sydney court on Monday, which he joined remotely from high-security prison Goulburn Correctional Centre, Australian<\/a><\/strong> media reports.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old faces 59 charges \u200bover the shooting on 14 December<\/a><\/strong>, including 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of wounding with intent to murder \u200band a terror offence.<\/p>\n

Police allege he carried \u200cout the mass shooting with his father Sajid, 50, who was shot dead during the attack.<\/p>\n

Akram wore a green prison-issued jumper and only spoke to acknowledge that he had heard discussions about extending non-publication orders suppressing details of the victims.<\/p>\n

His lawyer Ben Archbold told reporters outside the Downing Centre Local and District Court that Akram was \u200cdoing “as well as he can be” given the “very onerous conditions” in prison.<\/p>\n

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\n Lawyer for Naveed Akram, Ben Archbold, spoke to media outside court. Pic: Reuters
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Mr Archbold said it was too early to indicate how Akram would plead to the charges and that he had not discussed details of the alleged attack \u2060with him.<\/p>\n

“I haven’t spoken to him about the attack \u200bin that regard,” he said.<\/p>\n

“All that we’re \u200bdoing at the moment is starting the process\u2026 we’re \u200bwaiting for the brief to be served. There’s nothing more I \u2060can say.”<\/p>\n

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Mr Archbold added that he had visited Akram in prison.<\/p>\n

“He’s just a client, and he’s a client that needs to be represented,” he said.<\/p>\n

“And we don’t let our personal \u200bview get in the way of our professional obligations.<\/p>\n

“The \u200bmatter has been adjourned, I have nothing more to say.”<\/p>\n

Akram attended his first court hearing remotely from his hospital bed in December.<\/p>\n

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The Bondi attack is regarded as Australia’s worst terror incident and biggest mass shooting since 1996.<\/p>\n

It prompted the Australian parliament to strengthen gun control and hate speech laws.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The case is expected to return to court \u200cin April.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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