Bondi gunman Naveed Akram charged with 19 additional offences
Naveed Akram has been charged with 19 additional offences.
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Naveed Akram has been charged with an additional 19 offences over the Bondi Beach terror attack.
The 24-year-old was facing 59 charges over the shooting, in which 15 people were killed in December.
His lawyer told media outside court that Akram was aware he could face additional charges and it was not "unusual".
Bondi gunman Naveed Akram has been charged with 19 additional offences.
Akram was facing 59 charges after the shooting at a Jewish festival celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach last December, in which 15 people were killed.
The initial charges included 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder, and one count of committing a terrorist act.
On Wednesday, the Commonwealth prosecutor told the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney that paperwork for 19 additional charges had been filed.
According to court records, those new charges include 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.
His lawyer Leonie Gittani addressed media outside of court on Wednesday. (ABC News)
The Commonwealth prosecutor told the court there were 230,000 CCTV images in the brief of evidence and "numerous devices" from other people reportedly linked to the defendant, with material requiring translation.
She said investigators from the Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) were updating the alleged police facts.
The JCTT was progressing well through the preparation of the case, Deputy Chief Judge Michael Antrum was told.
The attack left 15 people dead on December 14, 2025. (ABC News: Che Chorley)
Addressing media outside of court, Akram's defence lawyer, Leonie Gittani said Akram was aware he could face additional charges.
"He was sort of aware of it on the last occasion, but [in] a matter of this magnitude, it's not unusual for additional charges to be laid," she said.
"It's a process now that we've got to follow."
When asked about the context of the images in the evidence brief, Ms Gittani said the matter was under strict suppression orders.
"It's an unprecedented matter and so ... there's a lot to come. We've got a job to do, and that's what we intend to do,"she said.
Gunman yet to enter plea
Ms Gittani said Akram was yet to enter a plea as the matter was "still in its infancy".
"There's still a fair way to go, there's still a brief to be served, there's still a lot more brief to be served," she said.
"Until that time comes, I'm not in a position to enter any pleas."
The 24-year-old's father and fellow gunman, Sajid Akram, was shot dead by police before Naveed Akram was arrested.
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has been sitting in secret this month to examine the circumstances that led up to and surrounding the shooting.
The royal commission is due to report by the first anniversary of the attack.