Bondi Beach Mass‑Shooting Suspect Faces 19 More Charges

Mon Jun 15 2026 09:06:25 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

The 24‑year‑old accused of killing 15 people in a December attack on Bondi Beach is now charged with 19 additional offences, bringing his total count to 78.

Naveed Akram, 24, accused of a December mass shooting on Bondi Beach that left 15 people dead, has been charged with 19 new offences, making his case the largest in Australian criminal history. The fresh charges – 10 counts of shooting with intent to murder, six for discharging a firearm with intent to resist arrest and three for causing grievous bodily harm – were confirmed after prosecutors reviewed 230,000 CCTV frames and device data. Akram has not yet entered a plea and remains in custody, with a court appearance set for August. The case has spurred sweeping gun‑law reforms and a national review of antisemitism and hate‑speech policies.

Bondi Beach Mass‑Shooting Suspect Faces 19 More Charges

In a move that has widened the already formidable legal case against Naveed Akram, prosecutors have added 19 new counts to the dossier that originally listed 59 offences stemming from the December attack on Bondi Beach.

Akram was already charged with 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one count of committing a terrorist act. Those charges, which have kept the case the largest criminal proceeding in Australian history, now sit alongside the new offences that relate directly to the day‑of‑incident shootings.

The fresh allegations number 10 counts of “shoot at 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. Prosecutors said the new charges were released in April; they have only recently been confirmed by the court.

Akram has not yet entered a plea. He is expected to appear again in court in August, where the judge will decide how the additional charges fit into the wider trial.

Investigators from Australia’s Joint Counter Terrorism Team are “progressing” steadily through the evidence. This includes analysing 230,000 CCTV images and translating content from devices linked to people who allegedly supported Akram. The sheer volume of material underscores the scale and complexity of the investigation.

Akram’s lawyer, Leonie Gittani, told the press that the extra charges were not a surprise to her client. She noted that such procedural developments are expected in a case of this magnitude and that she intends to keep fighting on behalf of her client.

The incident, which killed 15 people and injured many others, prompted drastic gun‑law reforms and led to a national royal commission on antisemitism and hate speech in Australia. The attack remains the deadliest mass shooting in the country’s almost 30‑year history of such incidents.