An unsettling clip has circulated showing a 69‑year‑old Australian man and his 61‑year‑old wife attempting to stop a shooter at Bondi Beach. They spotted a gunman emerging from a car that bore a homemade ISIS flag just before the violence erupted.
In the footage, the older man wrestles with the attacker—Sajid Akram—and wrestles a rifle off his shoulder while his wife rushes to help. The pair are later seen pointing the firearm at the gunman in a desperate bid to push him away, only for the attacker to seize another weapon.
The moment ends tragically, with the couple shot and dying in each other’s arms just weeks before what would have been their 35th wedding anniversary. A nearby drone recording captures the duo holding onto one another as their life ebbs away.
Their family later noted that the footage clearly depicted “Boris, with Sofia by his side, courageously attempting to disarm an attacker in an effort to protect others.”
In a statement, the family expressed that “While nothing can lessen the pain of losing Boris and Sofia, we feel an overwhelming sense of pride in their bravery and selflessness.” They added that the couple’s actions exemplified “people who instinctively and selflessly tried to help others.”
This incident marks the worst mass shooting in Australia in nearly three decades, with 15 people felled by Sajid Akram and his son, Naveed. Other bystanders, such as Ahmed al Ahmed—a Muslim father of two—charged one of the gunmen from behind, disarmed him, and survived despite being shot numerous times.
Reuven Morrison, 62, also fought back, hurling a brick at the assailant before he too was killed. Morrison’s daughter recalls that he “managed to throw bricks” the instant the shooting began, emphasizing that “If there is one way for him to go on this Earth, it would be fighting a terrorist.”
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