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Photographer charged with stealing camera of Bondi shooting victim after attack

Photographer charged with stealing camera of Bondi shooting victim after attack

Summary

A man was charged for allegedly stealing the camera of a victim who died in the Bondi beach shooting. Separately, two brothers of a hero who stopped the shooting were charged with threatening and trying to get money from him.

Key Facts

  • A 35-year-old man was arrested in Sydney for allegedly stealing camera equipment from Peter Meagher, a victim who died in the Bondi shooting.
  • The stolen camera belonged to Meagher, a retired police officer and photographer working at the event where the shooting happened.
  • The accused was also a photographer at the event and pawned the stolen camera days after the attack.
  • Two brothers of Ahmed Al Ahmed, a shop owner hailed as a hero for stopping a shooter, have been charged with threatening and trying to extort money from him.
  • Ahmed Al Ahmed was injured in the shooting and has received over AU$2.5 million in fundraiser donations.
  • The brothers demanded $100,000 each from Ahmed in threatening phone calls.
  • Both brothers pleaded not guilty and will appear in court again in July.
  • Interim court orders require the brothers to stay away from Ahmed.
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