Alleged Bondi terror gunman Naveed Akram told family he was going on fishing trip

“Anyone would wish to have a son like my son … he’s a good boy.”

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Akram worked as a bricklayer; however, he was laid off about two months ago when the company he worked for became insolvent, and he was looking for work.

While he had many friends during his high school days at Cabramatta High School, Verena said he wasn’t particularly social. She said he didn’t appear to spend a lot of time online. He loved fishing, scuba diving, swimming and exercising.

Akram appeared to be tagged in a 2022 social media post showing he had passed his Koran studies at Al-Murad Institute, which teaches Arabic and Koran studies in Heckenberg, also in western Sydney. The post has since been removed.

His mother is a stay-at-home parent, caring for her elderly mother nearby, while his father owns a fruit and vegetable shop. Akram lived at the property with his parents and younger sister, 22 and brother, 20. The three-bedroom property was bought in 2024. The family previously lived in Cabramatta.

Police are currently on scene at the home. Members of the public have been prevented from entering the area.

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