GMB shares breaking news as 'picture of evil' emerges after Bondi Beach shooting

Good Morning Britain presenters Ed Balls and Charlotte Hawkins were back on our screens on Monday morning as they shared the latest news from the UK and beyond

A Good Morning Britain host delivered breaking news to viewers that was branded a "picture of evil".

During Monday's (December 22) instalment of the ITV breakfast programme, Ed Balls and Charlotte Hawkins returned to our screens to present the day's major headlines from across the UK and internationally.

They subsequently handed over to Sean Fletcher, who brought urgent breaking news to audiences.

The television presenter disclosed that the individual suspected of murdering 15 people during a shooting in Bondi Beach "conducted firearms training" with his father before the attack on a Jewish event, Australian police have said.

Addressing viewers at home, Sean declared: "We've got some breaking news to bring you. The man suspected of killing 15 people on Bondi Beach conducted firearms training with his father before the attack on the Jewish event.", reports Wales Online.

He went on: "Police in Australia have released pictures of Naveed Akram and his father holding guns as they conducted firearms training in a countryside location suspected to be New South Wales in late October.

"According to new released documents they also revealed that the pair throw four undetonated explosives at the start of the attack, including an explosive called a tennis ball bomb."

The programme then switched to coverage from an Australian correspondent, who described the horrific circumstances as painting a "picture of evil".

He stated: "Across the 41-page document police have retraced the steps of father and son, Sajid and Naveed Akram. It paints a picture of evil, which includes the long list of victims, dead and alive, a total of 55 people. Police found bomb making equipment and more weapons including a long bow and 12 arrows."

Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, Sajid Akram, are accused of launching an assault on attendees at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on 14 December, claiming the lives of victims ranging from 10 to 87 years old and wounding 40 others.

Sajid Akram, 50, was shot dead by officers at the location, whilst his son Naveed Akram sustained injuries and received medical treatment in hospital. He has subsequently been hit with 59 charges, including a terrorism offence, and authorities moved him to a correctional facility on Monday.

During the Bondi Beach incident, the duo allegedly hurled makeshift bombs and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) towards the crowd gathered near the shoreline, though these failed to explode.

Examination reveals that both devices were "viable" IEDs, according to the police documentation. The details from the fact sheet emerged following the lifting of a suppression order by an NSW court.

Officers claim the men had concealed the explosives - three pipe bombs, one tennis ball bomb and one large IED - inside a silver Hyundai motor vehicle, along with two single-barrel shotguns, a Beretta rifle and two Islamic State flags.

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