{"id":580266,"date":"2026-04-02T07:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/580266\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T07:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:29:12","slug":"bid-to-suppress-names-of-alleged-bondi-shooter-denied-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/580266\/","title":{"rendered":"Bid to suppress names of alleged Bondi shooter denied in court"},"content":{"rendered":"

A move to hide the names of alleged Bondi<\/a> terrorist Naveed Akram’s family<\/a> has been rejected despite death threats and harassment by vigilantes.The 24-year-old gunman lost his application for a court gag order over the names and home address of his mother, brother and sister, in Sydney’s<\/a> Downing Centre Local Court<\/a> on Thursday.Judge Hugh Donnelly ruled the orders were not necessary because Naveed’s driver’s licence, including his home address, had already been widely shared in Australia<\/a> and internationally.\"NaveedNaveed Akram has lost a bid to suppress the names of his family. (Supplied)<\/p>\n

The move was a win for several media outlets – News Corp, Nine newspapers, the Guardian and the ABC – who opposed the orders in court.<\/p>\n

Judge Donnelly said the accused terrorist’s mother had also sat down for an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald soon after the tragic mass shooting.<\/p>\n

A 10-year-old girl was among 15 people killed when Akram and his father, 50-year-old Sajid Akram, opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14.<\/p>\n

“This case has unprecedented public interest, outrage, anger and grief,” Judge Donnelly said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

His mother and siblings had been subjected to threats and harassment by vigilantes, the judge noted.<\/p>\n

This included death threats in person, by phone and online chat, strangers arriving at their home late at night, pork thrown in their front yard and a bottle full of suspected urine placed at their home.<\/p>\n

\"NaveedNaveed Akram court sketch March 17. Rocco Fazzari\/AAP PHOTOS (Rocco Fazzari\/AAP Photos)<\/p>\n

“(His mother) fears for her life and the lives of her children,” the judge said.<\/p>\n

Judge Donnelly acknowledged the threats and that his mother and siblings had nothing to do with the Bondi<\/a> attack.<\/p>\n

However, he said any order would be futile given that the names and addresses were well and truly in the public domain.<\/p>\n

“This case is exceptional by virtue of the sheer magnitude and commentary on social media,” he said.<\/p>\n

Any suppression order would only apply within Australia, with the court unable to force overseas publishers to comply.<\/p>\n

There was also no need to suppress the workplaces and school of Akram’s family, as there was no evidence that threats had occurred there, the judge found.<\/p>\n

\"NAVEEDNAVEED AKRAM COURT SKETCH FEBRUARY 16 (Nine \/ Supplied)<\/p>\n

The accused terrorist had also failed to put forward psychiatric or psychological evidence showing his family was at risk of mental harm, he noted.<\/p>\n

He had sought to have his family’s details suppressed for 40 years throughout the nation.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old remained silent during Thursday’s decision as he watched on from Goulburn’s supermax prison.<\/p>\n

His barrister Richard Wilson SC flagged he will not appeal the judge’s decision.<\/p>\n

Akram has not yet been required to plead to dozens of charges, including terrorism offences and multiple counts of murder.<\/p>\n

His father was killed by police during their alleged terror attack, which was Australia’s deadliest mass shooting since 1996’s Port Arthur<\/a> massacre.A box-like bomb was found in the boot of their car<\/a>, while two hand-painted ISIS<\/a> flags were also in the vehicle.<\/p>\n

His case will return to court on April 8.<\/p>\n

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