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NSW Police Charge Three Men in 24-Hour Murders

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

NSW police arrested three men charged with murder after three women were killed within 24 hours.
Sergei Mitnik, 47, was charged with the Bondi Beach murder and denied bail, appearing September 24.
Adam Mark Perrim, 31, was charged with the Kooringal murder and will appear in court on 18 November.
A 37-year-old man was charged with the Mole River murder, denied bail, and will appear Monday.

History

Historical Context

On 28 April 1996, Martin Bryant killed 35 people at Tasmania’s Port Arthur historic site, prompting Prime Minister John Howard’s government to sign the National Firearms Agreement, which imposed strict bans on semi-automatic rifles and funded a nationwide buy-back. Decades later, coordinated NSW police arrests of Sergei Mitnik, Adam Mark Perrim and a Mole River suspect reflect the same federal-state enforcement framework born from that reform.

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Story summary

NSW police arrested three men charged with murder after three women were killed within 24 hours.
Sergei Mitnik, 47, was charged with the Bondi Beach murder and denied bail, appearing September 24.
Adam Mark Perrim, 31, was charged with the Kooringal murder and will appear in court on 18 November.
A 37-year-old man was charged with the Mole River murder, denied bail, and will appear Monday.

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