The man accused of murdering 15 people in an antisemitic mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach is facing a raft of fresh charges, newly released court records show.
Naveed Akram is accused of opening fire as families thronged Bondi Beach for a Hanukkah celebration in December.
The 24-year-old has already been charged with dozens of serious crimes, including 15 murders and committing an act of terrorism.
Court records show he is now facing 19 additional charges, including multiple counts of shooting with intent to murder, wounding with intent to murder, and discharging a firearm with intent to resist arrest.
Akram, who is being held in a high-security prison, is yet to indicate how he will plead.
His father and alleged co-conspirator Sajid, 50, was shot and killed by police during the assault.
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