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| Anthony Koletti denies he deliberately delayed reporting wife Melissa Caddick missing | Anthony Koletti denies he deliberately delayed reporting wife Melissa Caddick missing |
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| Asked if he smoked a joint the night before he went to police, Koletti tells Sydney inquest: ‘Let’s just say I did, what’s your point?’ | Asked if he smoked a joint the night before he went to police, Koletti tells Sydney inquest: ‘Let’s just say I did, what’s your point?’ |
| Melissa Caddick’s husband has denied playing any role in his wife’s November 2020 disappearance, telling an inquest he did not deliberately delay reporting her missing to buy time or avoid police attention. | Melissa Caddick’s husband has denied playing any role in his wife’s November 2020 disappearance, telling an inquest he did not deliberately delay reporting her missing to buy time or avoid police attention. |
| Anthony Koletti told the Sydney inquest into the alleged fraudster’s disappearance and suspected death that he definitely did not help her vanish without a trace. | Anthony Koletti told the Sydney inquest into the alleged fraudster’s disappearance and suspected death that he definitely did not help her vanish without a trace. |
| “Did you delay reporting her missing in order to give her time to try and go somewhere ... or end her own life?” counsel assisting Jason Downing SC said on Thursday. “I did not,” Koletti replied. | “Did you delay reporting her missing in order to give her time to try and go somewhere ... or end her own life?” counsel assisting Jason Downing SC said on Thursday. “I did not,” Koletti replied. |
| Earlier, the hairdresser and part-time DJ was again questioned about the day he says Caddick disappeared on 12 November 2022 from their eastern suburbs home. | Earlier, the hairdresser and part-time DJ was again questioned about the day he says Caddick disappeared on 12 November 2022 from their eastern suburbs home. |
| That evening he drove to a friend’s place in Rose Bay to get an “e-cigarette,” he told the NSW coroners court. | That evening he drove to a friend’s place in Rose Bay to get an “e-cigarette,” he told the NSW coroners court. |
| “Was it in fact to smoke a joint?” Downing asked. “I don’t know ... it’s possible,” Koletti replied. | “Was it in fact to smoke a joint?” Downing asked. “I don’t know ... it’s possible,” Koletti replied. |
| “You must remember,” Downing said. “Let’s just say I did, what’s your point?” Koletti said. | “You must remember,” Downing said. “Let’s just say I did, what’s your point?” Koletti said. |
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| Downing continued: “On a night you told us you were conducting searches throughout the day ... you in fact went to smoke a joint with a friend.” | Downing continued: “On a night you told us you were conducting searches throughout the day ... you in fact went to smoke a joint with a friend.” |
| Koletti told the corner’s court he was concerned about his wife and he accepted he smoked weed to calm himself down. | Koletti told the corner’s court he was concerned about his wife and he accepted he smoked weed to calm himself down. |
| Text messages exchanged with the friend were later deleted by Koletti before he handed his phone to police to assist with their inquiries, Downing told the inquest. Koletti said doing that must have had “something to do with marijuana”. | Text messages exchanged with the friend were later deleted by Koletti before he handed his phone to police to assist with their inquiries, Downing told the inquest. Koletti said doing that must have had “something to do with marijuana”. |
| He formally reported his wife missing the next day, on 13 November, and on Thursday was asked if he had been out the night before. | He formally reported his wife missing the next day, on 13 November, and on Thursday was asked if he had been out the night before. |
| “Not that I know of,” he said. | “Not that I know of,” he said. |
| The day she went missing was “all a bit of a blur,” Koletti told the court, adding his recollection was “quite hazy”. “I don’t recall going anywhere,” he said. | The day she went missing was “all a bit of a blur,” Koletti told the court, adding his recollection was “quite hazy”. “I don’t recall going anywhere,” he said. |
| In several different police reports, and for weeks after she vanished, Koletti maintained Caddick left their home in black exercise gear and silver Asics. | In several different police reports, and for weeks after she vanished, Koletti maintained Caddick left their home in black exercise gear and silver Asics. |
| But after she failed to return he said he had assumed she was meeting a lawyer, or staying in a hotel, before a court appearance the following day. | But after she failed to return he said he had assumed she was meeting a lawyer, or staying in a hotel, before a court appearance the following day. |
| Downing asked why he insisted she left in athletic wear if he later believed she was meeting a lawyer. | Downing asked why he insisted she left in athletic wear if he later believed she was meeting a lawyer. |
| Koletti said it was based on assumptions and he denied seeing her wearing the exercise clothing. | Koletti said it was based on assumptions and he denied seeing her wearing the exercise clothing. |
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| Forensic psychiatrist Dr Kerri Eagle diagnosed Caddick with “narcissistic personality disorder” but noted the limitations of never having interviewed her. The assessment was purely based on statements and other records. | Forensic psychiatrist Dr Kerri Eagle diagnosed Caddick with “narcissistic personality disorder” but noted the limitations of never having interviewed her. The assessment was purely based on statements and other records. |
| Caddick portrayed herself as a highly successful and affluent person and fed her self-esteem through admiration by others, Eagle told the inquest on Thursday. | Caddick portrayed herself as a highly successful and affluent person and fed her self-esteem through admiration by others, Eagle told the inquest on Thursday. |
| The psychiatrist said if Caddick was faced with being humiliated and exposed as a fraud – rather than appearing brilliant – she may have felt killing herself was the only option. | The psychiatrist said if Caddick was faced with being humiliated and exposed as a fraud – rather than appearing brilliant – she may have felt killing herself was the only option. |
| But from her assessment, Eagle did not believe Caddick displayed psychopathic or sociopathic tendencies. | But from her assessment, Eagle did not believe Caddick displayed psychopathic or sociopathic tendencies. |
| Caddick’s alleged Ponzi scheme victims, mostly family and friends, lost $20-$30m she used to fund her lavish lifestyle. | Caddick’s alleged Ponzi scheme victims, mostly family and friends, lost $20-$30m she used to fund her lavish lifestyle. |
| In February 2021, her decomposing foot encased in a shoe washed ashore at Bournda beach on the NSW South Coast. | In February 2021, her decomposing foot encased in a shoe washed ashore at Bournda beach on the NSW South Coast. |
| Caddick’s brother Adam Grimley has said in an affidavit the family was “floored” counsel assisting seemed to be “going after” his brother-in-law Koletti. | Caddick’s brother Adam Grimley has said in an affidavit the family was “floored” counsel assisting seemed to be “going after” his brother-in-law Koletti. |
| Grimley noted counsel seemed to be presenting “unverified gossip as fact” and said Koletti had suffered enormously from the loss of his wife, the shock of her misconduct and the unsubstantiated accusations that followed. | Grimley noted counsel seemed to be presenting “unverified gossip as fact” and said Koletti had suffered enormously from the loss of his wife, the shock of her misconduct and the unsubstantiated accusations that followed. |
| Overnight he had received abusive messages including one reading “Dodgy prick, I hope you get locked up,” his lawyer Judy Swan said. The inquest continues on Friday. | Overnight he had received abusive messages including one reading “Dodgy prick, I hope you get locked up,” his lawyer Judy Swan said. The inquest continues on Friday. |
| In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is at 800-273-8255 or chat for support. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org | In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is at 800-273-8255 or chat for support. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org |