More time sought to look at ‘voluminous’ evidence in alleged Bondi terrorist Naveed Akram’s case: Court
A fresh delay has been sought in the case of alleged Bondi terrorist Naveed Akram to go over the ‘voluminous’ evidence, a court was told.
Prosecutors have asked for more time to go over the “voluminous” evidence in alleged Bondi terrorist Naveed Akram’s case, a court has been told.
Akram has been charged over his alleged role in the mass shooting at the Chanukah By The Sea event on December 14 in which 15 innocent people were killed and dozens of others were injured.
Akram has yet to enter pleas to 59 charges, one count of terrorism, 15 counts of murder and 40 counts of attempted murder.
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The commonwealth on Wednesday sought more time to complete the brief of evidence, citing its large size.
“The Crown seeks a further nine weeks to complete the brief … the brief was served in court today,” the prosecutor told the court on Wednesday.
“The brief is voluminous … there’s medical records, post-mortem reports.”
A hearing date was also set down for next month to vary suppression orders which are currently in place to protect the identities of some of the victims of the alleged terror attack.
“We have worked tirelessly … but there are some victims that we haven’t been able to get their views on just yet,” the commonwealth lawyer told the court.
“(We) need to review the brief to determine whether the other persons might need to be covered by a non publication order.”
A hearing date was set for May 6, with the matter to also return to court in June for an update on the brief of evidence.
Akram is also facing charges of discharging a firearm intending to cause grievous bodily harm, cause public display of a prohibited terrorist symbol and place an explosive near a building with intent to cause harm.
It’s alleged in court documents 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 aluminium piping containing explosive black powder and steel ball bearings, police said in court documents.
The bombs did not detonate and police allege they were thrown towards a group of people at Archer Park before the shooting began.
Akram and his father stayed at an Airbnb at Campsie where they allegedly loaded weapons into a silver Hyundai Elantra before driving to Bondi, court documents allege.
Police further allege that, in a video recorded in late October 2025, the Akrams took part in firearms training at a NSW farm.
It’s alleged they filmed themselves firing shotguns and moving in a “tactical manner”.
In another video, police allege the two men filmed themselves in front of an image of an ISIS flag, making several statements regarding their motivation for the Bondi attack.
