Man charged with stealing camera equipment from Bondi shooting victim in aftermath of terror attack

Key points

• New South Wales police have charged a man for allegedly stealing camera equipment from one of the victims of the Bondi beach terror attack in the aftermath of the shooting.
• In a statement, police allege that the man had been at the Hanukah event before the shooting on 14 December, in which 15 people were killed.
• During their investigation into the attack, detectives “identified that one of the victims – a 61-year-old retired police officer and photographer – had his camera equipment stolen in the aftermath of the attack”.
• Peter Meagher, 61, a member of the NSW police for 35 years, was one of the victims of the Bondi shooting.
• In a statement released by police last year, Meagher’s family said he was “struck down in retirement while pursuing his passion for taking photos”.