Bundy gunman charged with 15 counts of murder

Naveed Akram, the surviving suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one count of a terrorist act, according to New South Wales police.

The other gunman, his 50-year-old father Sajid Akram, died in a shootout with police at the scene.

The attack, which killed 15 people and injured dozens more, targeted Australia’s Jewish community as they celebrated the first night of Hanukkah.

It was the country’s worst shooting since 1996.

Akram also faces 40 charges of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to murder and one charge of causing the public display of a banned terrorist group symbol.

The NSW Local Court heard he was seriously injured in Sunday’s incident and was heard at his bedside in hospital for the first time.

The court added that the case has been adjourned until April 2026.

Earlier on Wednesday, NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said they were waiting for the medication to wear off before formally questioning Akram.

“In fairness to him, we need him to understand what exactly happened,” Lanning said.

Twenty people injured in the attack remain in hospitals across Sydney, with one remaining in a critical condition.

Police have characterized the attack as a terrorist incident, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said it appeared to be “driven by the ideology of the Islamic State group.”

Police said “homemade” Islamic State flags and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were found in the vehicle used by the gunman.

On Tuesday it was revealed the father and son had traveled to the Philippines a month before the Bondi Beach attack.

The Philippine Immigration Service told the BBC that they were in the country between November 1 and 28. A spokesman for the migrants said their final destination was the southern city of Davao.

Manila border authorities told the BBC that Navid Akram traveled to the Philippines using an Australian passport, while his father Sajid used an Indian passport.

Sajid Akram originally from Hyderabad, southern city of IndiaA police officer in the Indian state of Telangana said he had “limited contact” with his family there.