Father and Son Identified in Deadly Sydney Beach Attack During Jewish Hanukkah Celebration

Dec 15, 2025 03:36 pm CST

A father and son, 50-year-old Sajid Akram and 24-year-old Naveed Akram, have been identified as the perpetrators behind the deadly attack on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach that killed at least 15 people. While the father was killed in a police confrontation, the unemployed son remains hospitalized under police guard as authorities investigate the tragic mass shooting that shocked Australia.