Overview
- New South Wales Police identified the suspect as 24-year-old Navid Akram, who remains in hospital under police guard.
- The charges include 15 counts of murder and 40 counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to kill.
- Additional counts allege placement of an explosive device, use of a firearm to cause serious injury, and public display of terrorist symbolism.
- He appeared before a Sydney local court via videolink from his hospital room, with the next hearing set for December 22.
- Police say they will seek to prove in court that the attack constituted a terrorist act motivated by religious goals associated with Islamic State.