Photographer Arrested for Stealing Bondi Shooting Victim’s Camera After Terror Attack
A photographer has been arrested for allegedly stealing the camera of a victim from the Bondi Beach shooting. The victim, Peter Meagher, was killed during the attack, and his camera was reportedly pawned shortly after. Police recovered the stolen camera and charged the suspect with multiple offenses.
- ▪Peter Meagher was killed in a shooting at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025.
- ▪The suspect, Danny James Ridley, allegedly stole Meagher's camera and pawned it for $571 USD.
- ▪Police recovered Meagher's Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and an SD card containing his photographs.
6 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 22 hours. Coverage spans 4 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 2 centre, 1 lean right, 1 right.
- ▪ Man allegedly stole, pawned camera from photographer killed in Bondi beach mass shooting — New York Post
- ▪ Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed's brothers charged for threatening him — The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
- ▪ Police arrest man who allegedly stole from Bondi Beach terror attack victim — The Sydney Morning Herald
- ▪ Photographer accused of stealing Bondi terror attack victim's camera — ABC News (Australia)
- ▪ Man charged with stealing camera equipment from Bondi shooting victim in aftermath of terror attack — The Guardian — World
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Photographer Arrested for Stealing Bondi Shooting Victim’s Camera After Terror Attack May 21, 2026 Pesala Bandara Photographer Peter Meagher (above) was killed in the Bondi Beach shooting in December. His camera was allegedly stolen by another photographer during the terror attack | Image credit: Randwick Rugby A photographer has been charged after he allegedly stole the camera gear of one of the victims of the deadly Bondi Beach shooting before pawning it for hundreds of dollars days after the terror attack.
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