Akram Family Names Unveiled Amid Beach Attack Trial

0:00On April 2nd, Navid Akram, the 24-year-old accused in December's deadly attack on a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach, just lost his core push to hide his family's names and addresses. He's spacing 59 charges after the shooting killed 15 people, and his lawyers won a protection for his mom, brother, and sister over, safety worries. And I'm for earlier this month, a cine-court had put a temporary block on releasing those details, but on Thursday, the judge lifted it. Georgia Group's fought back hard, saying the info was already out there anyway. The family has dealt with real heat people driving by their home yelling threats, nasty texts, and calls that left them scared for their lives. Akram's mom even wrote that, she fears someone might torch the house or her her kids. Judge Hugh Donnelly called the case huge because of all the public outrage, grief, and non-stop chatter online, especially overseas. He said a 40-year suppression wouldn't stick outside Australia, or on social media, and

1:00it didn't meet the high bar for exceptions. Akram still locked up in a max security spot, appearing by video link as this high-stakes trial rolls toward his next steps amid all the tension. From around the world, powered by AI, this is Global News Today, I'm Cory with a Story.