Photographer charged with stealing camera of Bondi shooting victim after attack

Photographer charged with stealing camera of Bondi shooting victim after attack7 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLana LamSydneySupplied: NSW Police/Randwick RugbyA man has been charged after allegedly stealing the camera of a Bondi shooting victimA photographer allegedly stole the camera equipment of one of the victims of the Bondi beach gun attack before pawning it days after the mass shooting that claimed 15 lives.The man, 35, was arrested and charged on Wednesday after police raided his home in Sydney's western suburbs and seized a camera, handcuffs and electronic devices.Police allege the man stole the equipment belonging to Peter Meagher, a retired police officer and photographer, who was working at the Hanukkah event and killed after two gunmen allegedly opened fire on the crowd.The accused was also working as a photographer at the event, police said. He was granted strict conditional bail and will appear in court next month.Separately, two of the brothers of Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed have been charged over allegations they threatened Ahmed and tried to extort money from him.Ahmed al Ahmed, a Syrian-Australian shop owner, was labelled a hero after he tackled one of the gunmen Sajid Akram during the attack on 14 December, wrestling a gun from him.Ahmed was shot several times as he tried to stop the attack, his actions triggering a wave of support that resulted in a fundraiser collecting more than AU$2.5m ($1.8m; £1.2m) for him.Earlier this month, Ahmed - who has undergone several surgeries on his arm since he was shot - went to police to report that his brothers Hozifa al Ahmed and Sameh al Ahmed had threatened him, demanding a slice of the donations he had received. The two brothers appeared in court on Wednesday to face charges of using a carriage service to harass or offend.Court documents claim that Ahmed's two brothers moved to Australia after the shooting and moved in with him. ReutersPrime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Ahmed a...