What we know
What we know: 90-year-old Holocaust survivor dies almost a year after being shot in the Sydney Hanukkah massacre
Compiled Nov 6
What we know
- Romanian-born Holocaust survivor Eva Geller, 90, died Thursday night in a Sydney hospital
- She was wounded when two gunmen opened fire on a crowd at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration on Dec. 14
- Fifteen victims aged 10 to 87 died in the attack, and around 40 people were wounded
- One gunman, Sajid Akram, was shot dead by police at the scene
- The surviving alleged gunman, Naveed Akram, 25, son of the dead gunman, has been charged with 15 counts of murder, 43 of attempted murder and one of committing a terrorist act
- Geller was told she would never walk again after being shot but regained the ability to walk with a cane
What we don’t know yet
- It was not yet clear whether Geller's death would change the charges Akram faces
- Police said they were awaiting advice from a state coroner who would investigate the circumstances of her death
- Akram has yet to enter a plea
- Prosecutors expect to finalize what charges will go to trial at his Feb. 24 court appearance
Open questions
- Will Geller's death result in additional or amended charges against Naveed Akram?
- What will the state coroner's investigation determine about the circumstances of her death?
- Will Akram enter a plea, and if so, what will it be?
- What specific charges will ultimately go to the Supreme Court for trial?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.