Naveed Akram’s family members could be killed if their identities aren’t suppressed, court told

Lawyer acting for alleged Bondi beach terror attack shooter says 24-year-old’s mother and siblings have received death threats since December antisemitic shootings Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Lawyers for alleged Bondi beach gunman Naveed Akram have argued the names of his family members should be suppressed due to fears “one or more of them may be killed” after they received death threats. But legal counsel for media organisations, who are challenging the suppression order request, argued there was no evidence before the court of an imminent risk. A Downing Centre local court magistrate last week granted Akram’s mother, brother and sister an interim suppression banning the publication of their names and addresses to protect their mental and physical safety. The public defender Richard Wilson SC told the court on Tuesday that a narrowed version of the order should be made permanent to mitigate risks of harm to the family. Wilson said they couldn’t afford to move and the “police are saying the family had nothing to do with it [the mass shooting]”. Akram, 24, appeared in court via vide