Angry, misguided individuals keen to be vigilantes could target Akram's mother and siblings, Mr Wilson said. The family had received death threats and had been intimidated by groups of men turning up at their western Sydney home late at night, Mr Wilson told the court. "We're going to kill you," someone else told Akram's brother on WhatsApp. The suppression order was needed because there was a catastrophic risk that one of Akram's family members could be killed, Mr Wilson said. "The court could have sympathy with Akram's mother and siblings, finding they were three further people impacted by the Bondi attack," Mr Lewis said.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 17, 2026 08:53 UTC