The man accused of opening fire at a Jewish celebration on Bondi Beach faces 59 charges after 15 people were killed in the attack.
Naveed Akram, who allegedly shot at a crowd of hundreds alongside his father – Sajid Akram – on Sunday, spent two days in a coma after being shot by police.
The 24-year-old is expected to face a Bail Division Local Court Seven, Sydney, from his hospital bed on Wednesday afternoon.
The charges against him include one count of committing a terrorist act, one count of discharging a firearm in public, one count of causing a public display of a prohibited terrorist symbol, one count of placing an explosive in or near a building with intent to cause harm, and 40 counts of wounding with intent to murder.
Naveed will also face 15 counts of murder.
‘Police will allege in court the man engaged in conduct that caused death, serious injury and endangered life to advance a religious cause and cause fear in the community,’ NSW Police said in a statement.
‘Early indications point to a terrorist attack inspired by ISIS, a listed terrorist organisation in Australia.’
His father, Sajid, was fatally shot by police during the nine-minute attack.
It’s understood Naveed woke from his coma on Tuesday night.
He and his father allegedly targeted the Jewish event celebrating the first night of Hanukkah, Chanukah By The Sea.
Naveed allegedly shot at attendees from a footbridge near Bondi Pavilion while Sajid moved closer to the event.
Twelve of the 15 victims have been identified in the last 48 hours. They were aged between 10 and 87. Another 22 people remain in hospital.
The injured includes two police officers, a constable and probationary constable.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the constable was in a critical but stable condition and the probationary constable was in a stable condition.
Boris Tetleroyd was the latest victim to be identified on Wednesday.
His niece, Leia Roitour, thanked Australians for supporting their family during this ‘unimaginable time’.
‘Our family is grieving the sudden and violent loss of a beloved husband and father in the Bondi attack,’ she said in a GoFundMe post.
‘He was the primary provider for his wife, who is now facing life as a widow, and the father of a son who was injured in the same attack and is currently recovering in hospital.’
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett earlier said no others were expected to be charged.
‘There is no evidence to suggest other individuals were involved in this attack, however, we caution that this could change given it is early in our investigation,’ she said.
