Overview
- Anthony Koletti has pleaded not guilty to one count of common assault over an alleged shoulder‑barging of a 73‑year‑old at Vaucluse in July 2025.
- Police circulated photos after the incident and a week later invited Koletti to Waverley Police Station, where he admitted to being the person in the images during a recorded interview and was charged.
- Judge Scott Nash watched and accepted the body‑worn camera footage as evidence, finding the officers properly cautioned Koletti despite defence claims of entrapment and intimidation.
- The alleged victim, Julie Brandon, testified that she was shoved and fell but did not need medical treatment, while a witness conceded she did not see a shove and said the woman may have tripped over a dog.
- Koletti is not accused in any matters relating to his late wife Melissa Caddick’s fraud or disappearance, and the two‑day Downing Centre hearing will proceed to closing submissions with the matter adjourned to August 28.