A man has been charged after he allegedly pretended to be a survivor of the Bondi Beach terror attack so he could claim compensation.
The 46-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday at Parramatta Police Station after detectives identified an individual who allegedly made a false statement that he was injured in the December 14 attack.
Fifteen people – aged between 10 and 87 – were killed after two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration.
In a statement, NSW Police confirmed the man has been charged with publish false misleading material to obtain advantage and false representation resulting in police investigation.
‘Detectives from the Joint Counter Terrorism Team took carriage of the investigation into the attack, while detectives from State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad commenced a secondary critical incident investigation into the actions of police,’ they said.
‘As inquiries by the Homicide Squad continued, detectives identified a 46-year-old man who allegedly made a false statement that he was injured in the Bondi shooting and made subsequent fraudulent claims for compensation in the aftermath.’
The man has been granted conditional bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on November 18.
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A man has been charged after he allegedly pretended to have been a survivor of the Bondi Beach terror attack
Police allege the man falsely stated he’d been injured so he could claim compensation