Late conwoman Melissa Caddick's husband charged with assault

Anthony Koletti, the husband of late fraudster Melissa Caddick, has been charged over an alleged assault in the exclusive Sydney suburb of Vaucluse.

On Friday a 73-year-old woman reported to police that she had been assaulted by a man about 5pm on Wednesday July 23 at Lighthouse Reserve.

She did not require medical treatment and police commenced an investigation.

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Following an appeal by police - which included distributing an image of a man police wanted to speak to - the 43-year-old presented himself to Waverley Police Station where he was charged with common assault.

He was granted bail and will appear in court in early September.

Koletti, who works as a hairdresser, rose to national prominence following the disappearance and investigation of his partner Melissa Caddick.

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Caddick was being investigated by police and financial authorities over a fraudulent investment scheme in which she stole $23 million, mostly from family and friends.

Soon after being alerted to the investigation into her finances, Caddick disappeared in 2020. Three months later, her severed foot washed up on a beach on the south coast of NSW.

A coroner determined in 2023 that Caddick was dead but failed to establish a definitive cause.

Koletti has not been accused of any wrongdoing associated with Caddick's activities.

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