One of the men accused of carrying out a deadly shooting at Bondi Beach, which left 15 people dead, has been transferred from hospital into the custody of corrective services.
From Hospital Bed to Custody
Naveed Akram, 24, was transported under heavy police guard from North Shore Hospital to a correctional facility on Tuesday. The operation, codenamed Operation Shelter, involved a significant security detail including officers from highway patrol, PolAir, and the riot squad.
Akram had been in hospital since the attack, placed in an induced coma after being shot in the stomach by police. He awoke from the coma on Tuesday, just a day before he was formally charged with 59 offences related to the massacre.
Allegations of Premeditation
New police allegations, revealed after a suppression order was lifted on Monday, paint a picture of a carefully planned attack. Authorities allege that Akram and his 50-year-old father, Sajid Akram, who was killed by police at the scene, had been planning the assault for months.
The police dossier claims the pair mentioned a "Bondi attack" in a video outlining their political motivations. It is also alleged they conducted "firearms training in a countryside location" in October and had surveilled the footbridge they are accused of using as cover.
From that position, they are alleged to have fired toward a crowd of mostly Jewish revelers at a 'Hannukah by the Sea' event.
Family Distances Itself from Attack
The mother of Naveed and wife of Sajid has publicly decried their alleged involvement. She has sworn she had no prior knowledge of the attack. Reports indicate she and Sajid had separated approximately six months before the incident.
She has removed herself from any involvement in Sajid's funeral rites or burial. Under New South Wales law, when friends and family refuse responsibility for a body, the Local Health District where the death occurred must handle its disposal.
The district then decides whether to cremate or bury the deceased and must cover the associated costs.
Naveed Akram was formally refused bail last week and will remain in custody while his case proceeds through the courts. 7NEWS understands he was taken to the Long Bay Correctional Complex, a facility that houses maximum and minimum-security inmates, as well as those requiring secure mental health care.
