Verena, the mother of Naveed Akram, a suspect in the Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting in Sydney, was shocked to hear of her son's involvement in the shooting, saying he was a "good boy" and the type of son every mother would want.

SYDNEY: A former colleague of one of the Bondi Beach attackers told a foreign media outlet that Naveed Akram’s background is Indian. In an interview with A Current Affair, former co-worker Lachie said he immediately identified Akram when he saw his photograph online.

Sajid was killed by police at the scene, while Naveed, who had been in a coma, regained consciousness on Wednesday and is expected to be questioned once medically cleared.

Terror suspect Sajid Akram, the 50-year-old Indian-origin man shot dead by Australian police after Sunday’s deadly attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach that left 15 people dead, had limited contact with his family in Hyderabad since moving to Australia in November 1998.

Telangana Police say Bondi Beach shooting suspect Sajid Akram left Hyderabad in 1998, had limited contact with family in India and lived in Australia for nearly three decades.

By Alasdair Pal and Karen Lema SYDNEY/MANILA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Standing in the rain outside a suburban Sydney train station, seventeen-year-old Naveed Akram stares into the camera and urges those watching to spread the word of Islam.

A Pakistani-origin man living in Sydney put out of video seeking help to stop the misinformation on social media where his photo was used as that of shooter Naveed Akram, as both of them have the same name.

In the aftermath of the Bondi Beach shooting which left 15 people dead, Australian public broadcaster ABC named one of the shooters as Naveed Akram, citing an anonymous official. A picture supposedly depicting the assailant circulated widely on social media,