Peter Meagher
- Birth Date:
- Death date:
- 14.12.2025
- Categories:
- Photographer, Policeman, Victim of crime, Victim of terrorist attack, victim of ISIS
- Nationality:
- australian
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
Retired NSW Police detective sergeant (34 years of service); volunteer and manager at Randwick Rugby Club (known as "Marzo"); working as a freelance photographer at the event.
Former police officer Peter Meagher was working as a freelance photographer at the Hanukkah event when he was killed, his rugby club confirmed.
"For him it was simply a catastrophic case of being in the wrong place and at the wrong time," Mark Harrison, the general manager of Randwick Rugby Club, wrote on its website.
"Marzo, as he was universally known, was a much loved figure and absolute legend in our club, with decades of voluntary involvement, he was one of the heart and soul figures of Randwick Rugby."
The club said he had spent almost four decades in the NSW Police Force where he was "hugely respected by colleagues".
"The tragic irony is that he spent so long in the dangerous front line as a police officer and was struck down in retirement while taking photos in his passion role is really hard to comprehend," the club said.
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14.12.2025 | Sydney's Bondi Beach shooting during a Hanukkah event. Two gunmen killed 16 people and injured 29 in an attack targeting Australia's Jewish community
New South Wales Health Minister Ryan Park says 16 people, including a child, were killed in a shooting at Bondi Beach