Michael Koletti denies he deliberately delayed reporting wife Melissa Caddick missing

Asked if he smoked a joint the night before he went to police, Koletti tells Sydney inquest: Let's just say I did, what's your point?'

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Melissa Caddick's husband has denied playing any role in his wife's November 2020 disappearance, telling an inquest he did not deliberately delay reporting her missing to buy time or avoid police attention.

Anthony Koletti told the Sydney inquest into the alleged fraudster's disappearance and suspected death that he definitely did not help her vanish without a trace.

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