Man charged with coughing over PSNI officers and claiming to have Covid-19

Accused (39) due to appear at Belfast Magistrates court

A man allegedly deliberately coughed over PSNI officers and claimed to have Covid-19
A man allegedly deliberately coughed over PSNI officers and claimed to have Covid-19

A man (39) is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates' Court on Thurday charged in relation to allegedly deliberately coughing over PSNI officers and claiming to have Covid-19.

The man is charged with common assault and two counts of attempting to commit grievous bodily harm.

The charge of common assault relates to a domestic incident at a house in north Belfast on Wednesday.

After his arrest the man claimed to have coronavirus and is alleged to have purposefully coughed over two police officers.

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Gerry Moriarty

Gerry Moriarty

Gerry Moriarty is the former Northern editor of The Irish Times