Bondhi gunman 'made video of his motivation'

A GUNMAN accused of killing people on Australia's Bondi Beach recorded a video outlining what police allege was his motivation for a "meticulously" planned attack on a Jewish celebration, court documents show.

- JESSICA COATES

People help clear flowers and notes, honouring the victims and survivors of the Bondi Beach mass shooting, at Bondi Pavilion in Sydney yesterday

In another video recorded in October 2025, police said father and son Sajid and Naveed Akram appear to carry out firearms training in the Australian countryside.

Naveed Akram, 24, is accused of 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act over the attack in Sydney, in which 15 people died and dozens more were injured on December 14.

His father Sajid, 50, was shot dead by police at the scene.

A Sydney court last week placed a temporary suppression order on the alleged statement of fact from New South Wales (NSW) Police, but it was overruled yesterday.

Court documents said police found material on Akram's mobile phone indicating he and his father adhered to what police called a "religiously motivated extremist" ideology.

According to NSW law enforcement, the footage shows Naveed Akram allegedly "recorded appearing to recite, in Arabic, a passage from the Koran".