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Accused Bondi Beach Gunman Transferred to Goulburn Supermax

Officials describe the High Risk Management prison as the state's most secure facility for the highest‑risk inmates.

Overview

  • NSW media report that 24-year-old Naveed Akram was relocated from a Sydney prison hospital to Goulburn’s High Risk Management Correctional Centre.
  • Akram faces 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act over the December 14 shooting.
  • Authorities say community safety is the top priority, with Corrective Services responsible for managing serious offenders in the Supermax.
  • Police previously shot and wounded Akram during the attack, after which he spent nine days at Royal North Shore Hospital before a transfer to Long Bay’s medical unit.
  • The shooting unfolded at a Chanukah by the Sea gathering at Bondi Beach, leaving 15 people dead and more than 40 injured.