In a dramatic turn of events, the 24‑year‑old accused of the December 2025 Bondi Beach mass shooting is now charged with 19 new offences that were filed in April and have only just been confirmed. The fresh charges include 10 counts of shooting 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.
Akram, already facing 59 existing charges after the attack, has made short court appearances but has not yet entered a plea. A court appearance is scheduled for August, where the extended case will be reviewed in its entirety.
Prosecutors report that the investigation is progressing through a massive trove of evidence. This includes 230,000 CCTV images from around Bondi Beach and content on several devices belonging to people who may have links to Akram. The material will require extensive translation and analysis.
Leonie Gittani, Akram’s lawyer, has said that the additional charges were not a surprise to her client. “He was aware of the possibility, but it is not uncommon for extra charges to be laid on a case of this magnitude,” she told the media. “We have a job to do, and that is what we intend to do.”
Akram’s father, Sajid Akram, who was also armed and engaged the crowd on Bondi Beach, was killed by police at the scene when the shooting commenced on 14 December 2025. The younger Akram was taken to hospital, suffered critical injuries, and was later transferred from the hospital to prison.
Court documents released in late December highlighted that the two shooters had carefully planned the attack months in advance, having visited the site for reconnaissance two days before the event. A video taken in October showed the men seated in front of an Islamic State flag and expressing condemnation of “Zionists.” Police also noted training footage from October, showing the father and son conducting firearms training in a countryside location, firing shotguns and moving in a tactical manner.
The Bondi Beach attack remains Australia’s worst mass shooting in nearly three decades, triggering sweeping gun law reforms and a crackdown on hate speech. It also led to a royal commission into antisemitism in Australia, with public hearings beginning in February of the following year.
