Woman, 90, Dies Nearly a Year After Bondi Beach Terror Attack
A 90-year-old woman who was shot during a Hanukkah festival at Sydney’s Bondi beach has died in hospital nearly a year after the terror attack. She had spent much of the intervening period in and out of hospital receiving treatment for injuries sustained on 14 December 2025. According to a senior Jewish community source, she was recently admitted again after developing an infection and later died after suffering a stroke. Her funeral was scheduled for Monday, while her family asked for privacy.
The attack killed 15 people and injured 40 others when Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, 50-year-old Sajid Akram, opened fire at the festival. Sajid Akram was shot dead by police at the scene. Naveed Akram remains before the courts, facing 78 charges, including 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act. Investigators allege the attack may have been “inspired by Isis.”
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