Mauritian wedding thief wreaks havoc in 8 nuptials in Melbourne

An accused wedding crasher, who Australian police said snuck into eight Melbourne nuptials, has reportedly spent a month as a fugitive, after failing to show up to court. 

TV show A Current Affair revealed 24-year-old Ahmad Fahiz Moosafeer was bailed multiple times over three further sets of alleged offending.  

In addition to allegedly stealing $16,500 (approx. Rs515,000) from newlyweds between April and May last year, court documents alleged in the months that followed, Moosafeer shoplifted, set three cars alight and stole jewellery, clothing and a wallet. 

For those alleged offences, the Mauritius national was repeatedly granted bail.

In late January, he failed to show up to a hearing at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, sparking a manhunt. 

Victoria Police said officers arrested Moosafeer around a month later and he was bailed again. 

Former Senator and justice campaigner Derryn Hinch slammed the decision to continually release Moosafeer. 

He said it was a “big effing (sic) surprise” the 24-year-old went on the run. 

“If you are bailed – and that’s an honour system – and you breach that honour, you break that promise, then bang, you (should) go inside,” Hinch said. 

Groom Jack Boscariol, whose wedding was allegedly hijacked by Moosafeer, said “it’s a danger to the public for him to be out in the public again and again”.

“I could just go down the street and do whatever,” Boscariol said. 

“Oh well, I’ll get charged and go out on bail.”

Moosafeer is due back in court on March 29.

Source: A Current Affair