More time sought to look at ‘voluminous’ evidence in alleged Bondi terrorist Naveed Akram’s case: court
Prosecutors have asked for more time to go over the “vast volume” of evidence in the case of alleged Bondi terrorist Naveed Akram, a court has heard.
Akram was charged for his alleged role in the Dec. 14 mass shooting at the Chanukah Seaside event that killed 15 innocent people and injured dozens more.
Akram has yet to enter a plea to 59 charges, one count of terrorism, 15 counts of murder and 40 counts of attempted murder.
It is claimed that Akram and his 50-year-old father Sajid, who were shot dead by the police, were inspired by ISIS when they attacked the Jewish holiday.
On Wednesday, the Commonwealth asked for more time to complete its summary of evidence, citing the magnitude of the evidence.
“The Crown requests a further nine weeks to complete the briefing… the briefing was submitted to the court today,” the prosecutor told the court on Wednesday. he said.
“The summary is very voluminous… there are medical records, autopsy reports.”
A hearing date has also been set for next month to modify suppression orders currently in place to protect the identities of some of the victims of the alleged terrorist attack.
“We have worked tirelessly… but there are some victims whose views we have not yet heard from,” the federal attorney told the court.
“(We) need to review the summary to determine whether others should be included under the nonpublication order.”
A hearing date has been set for May 6, and the matter will return to court in June for an updated summary of evidence.
Akram is also charged with using a firearm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, causing a public display of a prohibited terrorist symbol, and placing explosives near a building with intent to cause damage.
Court documents allege Akram and his father had three pipe bombs and a tennis ball bomb in their possession at the time of the attack.
The improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were made from sealed aluminum tubes and steel ball bearings containing explosive black powder, police said in court documents.
The bombs did not explode, and police claimed they were thrown at a group of people in Archer Park before the shooting began.
According to court documents, Akram and his father stayed at an Airbnb in Campsie and allegedly loaded guns into a silver Hyundai Elantra before driving to Bondi.
Police also allege Akrams attended firearms training at a farm in NSW in a video recorded in late October 2025.
They allegedly filmed themselves shooting a shotgun and moving “tactically.”
In another video, police allege two men filmed themselves in front of an image of an ISIS flag and made various statements about their motivation for the Bondi attack.
