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Naveed Akram, who was critically wounded during the Bondi Beach terror attack, has woken from his coma and is conscious in the hospital.
Naveed Akram, identified as one of the attackers, had been employed as a bricklayer but lost his job several months ago after his employer went into liquidation. (X)
Naveed Akram, the 24-year-old suspect at Sydney’s Bondi Beach terror attack, has reportedly awakened from a coma while recovering in hospital and has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder.
Akram was critically wounded during the attack, in which he and his father Sajid Akram opened fire at a celebration of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah on December 14, sending shockwaves throughout the world and bringing global attention to rising antisemitism. Sajid was shot dead during the police counterattack.
Apart from murder, Akram will face dozens of charges of wounding with intent to murder, public display of a prohibited terrorist symbol and one charge of placing an explosive in or near a building. He has woken from his coma in hospital and is speaking with the police. Additionally, he will face court in a bedside hearing on Wednesday afternoon, 9NEWS reported.
Akram regained consciousness “only to find detectives waiting to arrest him at his bedside", and he was “deemed lucid" by the doctors and placed under arrest, according to News.com.au. “Once he was conscious and we were at a stage where doctors could withdraw his medicine to such an extent that his doctors were satisfied he had cognitive function and was fit to understand the process we were able to caution and arrest him," said New South Wales (NSW) Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon.
This came as thousands of people gathered at the Bondi Pavilion to pay respects to the 15 people who were killed during Australia’s deadliest shooting since 1996. The first funerals are being held in Australia for the victims.
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First Published:
December 17, 2025, 11:56 IST
News world Sydney Bondi Beach Shooter Naveed Akram Wakes Up From Coma, Charged With 59 Offences
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