His father, Sajid, was shot dead by police.
Last week, a court imposed an interim ban on the testimony of alleged police facts, but new orders issued on Monday allowed a redacted version of the document to be made public.
Couple reportedly pictured with firearms in countryside
“A video recorded in late October 2025 shows [Naveed] and his father who provided firearms training at a rural location, believed to be in NSW,” court documents say.
Naveed Akram is said to be pictured with a firearm in a meadow. Source: Delivered / NSW Courts
“The suspect and his father are seen throughout the video firing shotguns and moving in a tactical manner.”
Another video reportedly shows the men sitting in front of an image of a self-styled Islamic State (IS) flag, with four long arm guns also visible resting against the wood paneling behind them.
Sajid and Naveed Akram were allegedly captured on CCTV leaving an address in Campsie at 2.14am on December 14 with items wrapped in blankets. Source: Delivered / NSW Courts
The footage shows Naveed “appearing to recite a passage from the Quran in Arabic,” according to court documents.
After the recitation, the court documents allege: “Both the suspect and [his father] speaking in English and making a number of statements about their motivation for the Bondi attack and condemning the actions of ‘Zionists’.”
‘Reconnaissance flight’
The pair were also said to have been seen on CCTV in the Bondi Beach area two days before the attack, driving near Archer Park – the scene of the shooting – between 9.20pm and 10pm on December 12.
CCTV footage reportedly shows the couple’s car in the Bondi Beach area two days before the attack. Source: Delivered / NSW Courts
“The suspect [Naveed] and his father, [Sajid] they are seen exiting the vehicle and walking across the pedestrian bridge,” according to court documents.
Their positioning on Campbell Parade The pedestrian bridge would be consistent with “where they attended two days later and shot at members of the public,” according to court documents.
CCTV footage allegedly shows the pair in Bondi two days before the attack. Source: Delivered / NSW Courts
“Police allege this is evidence of reconnaissance and planning of a terrorist act,” the documents say.
Islamic State flags placed in windows, bombs thrown
When the men arrived in Bondi on the evening of December 14, police allege they placed IS flags – banned under federal law – in the front and rear windows of their car, which were “clearly visible to the public”.
Homemade pipe bombs were reportedly found at the scene. Source: Delivered / NSW Courts
They allegedly took three guns, three pipe bombs and a tennis ball bomb from the car and headed towards a pedestrian bridge.
Preliminary analysis suggests the pipe bombs were made with “sealed aluminum pipes containing explosives, black powder and steel ball bearings,” according to court documents.
Homemade bombs were reportedly found in the trunk of the vehicle. Source: Delivered / NSW Courts
Police claim the bombs did not detonate but were “viable”.
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