More than two years after Melissa Caddick was last seen at her Dover Heights home, a coroner rules she is dead, but the manner of her demise remains unknown. See how the findings unfolded.
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Deputy State Coroner Elizabeth Ryan has found Ms Caddick is dead, but the manner of her death remains unresolved.
Our reporters Jamie McKinnell and Isobel Roe are inside the coroner's court as a summary of the findings are read out.
Magistrate Ryan says ASIC suspected Ms Caddick stole in excess of $23 million at the time her home was raided.
"Ms Caddick's clients were shocked and felt a profound sense of betrayal when they discovered that the money they had invested with her had gone.
"To many their losses represented all the money they had saved for their retirement, or for their children's education. The financial and emotional harm that they have suffered will reverberate for many years to come."
Magistrate Ryan says Ms Caddick strived to create the impression of wealth and success, and this was integral to her alleged scheme.
Following the discovery of her crimes, she may have suffered "narcissistic injury," according to evidence presented at the inquest.
"The ASIC investigation and search warrant very likely caused her a catastrophic level of shame and despair," Magistrate Ryan said.