The partner of missing conwoman Melissa Caddick has been charged with assaulting a 73-year-old woman in a public park not far from where Caddick vanished nearly four years ago.
Anthony Koletti, 43, was charged with common assault following an incident at Lighthouse Reserve in Vaucluse, NSW, at about 5pm on Wednesday, July 23.
According to police, Koletti allegedly “barged” past the elderly woman during an encounter with two people he did not know while walking in the park. He reportedly passed the couple a second time on his return walk, during which one of them allegedly took a photo of him and provided it to police.
The woman did not require medical treatment.
On Tuesday, police released a public appeal for information, including an image of a man wearing a black Under Armour T-shirt, a black cap and sunglasses.
Following the appeal, Koletti attended Waverley Police Station at around 6.30pm on Wednesday and was formally charged. He was granted conditional bail and is scheduled to appear at the Downing Centre Local Court on September 5.
Koletti has remained in the public eye since the mysterious disappearance of his wife, Melissa Caddick, who went missing in November 2020 just hours after her home in Dover Heights was raided by ASIC and the AFP. Authorities allege she stole between $20 million and $30 million from clients through a Ponzi scheme.
Three months later, Caddick’s decomposed foot was discovered inside a running shoe on Bournda Beach, around 400 kilometres south of Sydney. Her partial remains sparked widespread speculation that she may have faked her death.
However, in a coronial inquest held last year, Deputy State Coroner Elizabeth Ryan concluded that Caddick was indeed dead, though the cause, manner and timing of her death could not be determined. The coroner also found it “most unlikely” that the foot was severed intentionally or as part of an attempt to flee.
Koletti has never been charged with any crime in connection to Caddick’s disappearance or financial misconduct and is not accused of any wrongdoing related to her case.
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