India, Dec. 15 -- Naveed Akram, the 24-year-old alleged shooter who opened fire at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach along with his father Sajid Akhtar, killing 15 people, has been described as a "good boy" by his mother, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

The father-son duo had reportedly told their family that they were going for a fishing trip to Australia's South Coast.

According to a Reuters report, Naveed was arrested at the scene, while his father, a fruit shop owner, was killed during a faceoff with the police, taking the death toll to 16.

Naveed's mother, Verena, told the Sydney Morning Herald that her son had last contacted the family just hours before the mass shooting on Sunday.

"He rings me up [on Sun...