Chilling images emerge of Airbnb lair utilized by alleged father and son terrorists as they plotted the Bondi Beach bloodbath
New images have surfaced from inside the Airbnb hideout where the alleged Bondi Beach gunmen are believed to have spent their final days plotting a deadly attack.
The five-bedroom, two-bathroom property tucked away in Sydney‘s inner-southwest suburb of Campsie sits just 30 minutes from Bondi Beach, the scene of Sunday night’s horrific massacre.
Listed as La Casa Di Dicembre on short-stay accommodation platforms, the estimated $2.2million home promises a cozy homestay experience with shared facilities.
It boasts a 7.9 rating out of ten, scoring poorly for comfort and facilities.
Police raided the home in Campsie on Sunday evening where the pair were believed to be staying as well as a home in Bonnyrigg.
Authorities allege Naveed Akram, 24, and his 50-year-old father Sajid unleashed gunfire at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration shortly before 7pm, sending crowds fleeing in panic.
Police shot and killed Sajid at the scene, while his son was critically injured and taken into custody.
As investigators piece together the chilling timeline, the death toll has climbed to 16.
Police officers spotted at the Airbnb in Campsie on Monday morning
Neighbour Bill said he saw the raid unfold on Sunday night soon after the attack.
He told news.com.au he saw up to five people being taken out of the home.
‘They took one guy out who was handcuffed who was saying ‘I’m going back to Canada tomorrow’,’ he said.
Video from the scene showed heavily armed police surrounding the home, calling for the occupants to come outside.
On Monday morning two people appeared to be collecting their belongings from the property.
According to RP Data, the home was purchased in June 2023 for $1.68million.
Speaking from her police-surrounded Bonnyrigg home, in Sydney’s west, Akram’s mother Verena said the 24-year-old had told family he had gone to Jervis Bay with his father for a weekend of fishing and swimming.
‘He rings me up [on Sunday] and said, “Mum, I just went for a swim. I went scuba diving. We’re going… to eat now”,’ she told the Sydney Morning Herald.
‘And then this morning, “we’re going to stay home now because it’s very hot”.’
NSW Police have revealed that the alleged gunmen were father and son
According to RP Data, the home was purchased in June 2023 for $1.68million
Prices start from $70 a night for a twin room with a shared bathroom
Verena was unable to identify her son from a photo at the scene of the shooting, but insisted he was a ‘good boy’ who is incapable of violence or extremism.
‘He doesn’t have a firearm. He doesn’t even go out. He doesn’t mix around with friends. He doesn’t drink, he doesn’t smoke, he doesn’t go to bad places,’ she said.
‘He goes to work, he comes home, he goes to exercise, and that’s it.’
Verena said Akram had worked as a bricklayer until about two months ago when the company became insolvent.
He had attended Cabramatta High School and was not particularly social, she said.
