The 90-year-old victim died in a Sydney hospital on Thursday night after sustaining severe injuries during the Bondi Beach attack last year. The shooting claimed the lives of 15 victims on the scene, including a ten-year-old girl, and left dozens of attendees seriously injured. While gunman Sajid Akram was killed by law enforcement, his surviving son faces dozens of murder and terrorism charges. Police are currently liaising with the Coroner before deciding whether to expand the existing criminal indictment.
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Police are collaborating with the Coroner's office to assess whether additional charges w…: Police are collaborating with the Coroner's office to assess whether additional charges will be filed against the surviving gunman.
The deadly incident stands as the worst mass shooting Australia has witnessed in nearly t…: The deadly incident stands as the worst mass shooting Australia has witnessed in nearly three decades.
The Bondi tragedy prompted the Australian government to enact significant gun law reforms…: The Bondi tragedy prompted the Australian government to enact significant gun law reforms and broader crackdowns on hate speech.
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A 90-year-old woman who was shot during Australia's Bondi Beach attack last December has died in a Sydney hospital, almost a year after the mass fatal shootings.
Eva Geller was one of dozens who were seriously injured after two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish event in Bondi Beach on 14 December. Fifteen people were killed including a ten-year-old girl.
Rabbi Aron Moss from the Nefesh Synagogue said Geller, who escaped the Holocaust as a child, had remained as "positive, loving, and strong throughout her life, right until the end".
Australian leader Anthony Albanese has expressed his condolences, saying the country would never forget those who "continue to carry the pain" of last year's attacks.
The attack last December was Australia's worst mass shooting in almost three decades and prompted sweeping gun law reforms and a crackdown on hate speech.
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