Father and Son Identified as Perpetrators in Deadly Sydney Bondi Beach Attack on Jewish Celebration

Dec 15, 2025 03:36 pm CST

A devastating attack on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach has left at least 15 people dead. The perpetrators have been identified as 50-year-old fruit shop owner Sajid Akram and his 24-year-old son Naveed. The father was killed in a police confrontation while the son remains hospitalized under guard, as authorities investigate what led to this tragic mass shooting at one of Australia's most iconic beaches.