Thursday 29 September 2022 11:50 PM Inside the mind of Melissa Caddick before she vanished without a trace trends now
The federal police raid on Mellissa Caddick's home may have humiliated her to the point she chose to take her own life, a forensic psychiatrist has told an inquest into the missing fraudster's presumed death.
Dr Kerri Eagle diagnosed Ms Caddick with a 'narcissistic personality disorder' but noted the limitations of never having interviewed her and basing her assessment purely on statements and other records.
Ms Caddick portrayed herself as a highly successful and affluent person and fed her self-esteem through the admiration of others, Dr Eagle told the inquest.
Facing exposure as a fraud and not appearing as brilliant as she projected, if she felt she could not recover from such humiliation she may suddenly feel there was no other outlet than suicide, Dr Eagle said.
But from her assessments, Dr Eagle did not believe Ms Caddick displayed psychopathic or sociopathic tendencies.
Her assessment came as Ms Caddick's husband denied playing any role in his wife's disappearance and rejected suggestions he deliberately delayed reporting her missing to avoid police attention.
Anthony Koletti told the inquest he definitely did not assist in her disappearance.
Melissa Caddick's husband is set to return for his fourth day of evidence at her inquest after a psychiatrist said she had narcissistic personality disorder. Pictured is Melissa Caddick with Anthony Koletti
'Did you delay reporting her missing in order to give her time to try and go somewhere... or end her own life?' counsel assisting Jason Downing SC asked on Thursday.
'I did not,' Mr Koletti said.
Earlier, the hairdresser and part-time DJ was again questioned about the day he says Ms Caddick disappeared from their Sydney eastern suburbs home.
That evening - on November 12, 2022 - he drove to a friend's place in Rose Bay to get an 'e-cigarette', he told the NSW Coroners Court.
