A man who was at last year’s devastating Bondi Beach terror attack has been arrested and charged by police, accused of stealing and pawning the camera gear of a slain victim for $800 just days after the attack.

A total of 15 innocent people were killed on the evening of Sunday, December 14, when two men opened fire on the crowd of people attending the outdoor event.

One of the attackers, who police say was 50-year-old Sajid Akram, was killed by police, while his son, Naveed Akram, was injured and arrested, and remains before the courts.

 


Homicide Squad detectives have charged a photographer with alleged stealing offences in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack.© Supplied


Peter Meagher, a former police officer and Randwick Rugby volunteer and manager, was working as a freelance photographer at the Hanukkah event when he was shot during the Bondi Beach terror attack.© Supplied

Police now allege that one of the victims at the event, a 61-year-old retired police officer and photographer, Peter Meagher, had his camera equipment stolen in the aftermath of the attack.

In March, Meagher’s widow, Virginia, issued a plea on social media for any information about the missing camera after police and his family were unable to find it.

Following a raid at a home in Sydney’s west yesterday, police will allege a 35-year-old man, who was also a photographer at the Hannukkah event, stole Meagher’s camera equipment and pawned it for $800 just three days later.

It is also alleged that the SD card inside Meagher’s camera was found at the Marayong home.

Police seized a camera, handcuffs, and electronic devices at the premises, while a car search yielded a “small amount of white crystal powder” and other electronics.

The 35-year-old man was arrested and charged with multiple theft, drug, and weapon offences.

He was bailed and will return to court on June 22.