Alleged Bondi Beach gunman to be charged within hours, Australia PM says

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Naveed Akram (background, in black) is expected to be charged formally on Dec 17.

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SYDNEY - A man accused of perpetrating

Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in three decades

The

alleged father-and-son perpetrators

Sajid Akram, ‍50, was shot ​dead by police at the scene, while his 24-year-old son, named in local media as Naveed, emerged from a coma on Dec 17 after ‍also being shot by police.

“He will be charged formally, if he hasn’t been so already, I would expect that will take place over the coming hours,” Mr Albanese said in a podcast interview on the morning of Dec 17.

Investigators expect to question the son once ​medication wears off and ​legal counsel is present, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said. He remains in a Sydney hospital under heavy police guard.

The men accused of carrying out the Dec 14 attack had

travelled to the southern Philippines

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