Incident follows allegation woman coughed in face of officer on Tuesday

The charges follow an alleged incident on Tuesday, when officers were doing a welfare check on a woman and it is alleged she told them she had COVID-19, before coughing directly in the face of a female officer.

On Wednesday, officers were attending a home on Wellington Street at Deniliquin about 4.30pm, to arrest a person on an outstanding warrant.

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Police allege that upon arrival, two men at the address became aggressive towards police.

As the officers were attempting to put a man who was under arrest into a police vehicle, it is alleged one of the men spat in the face of a male Constable.

The 22-year-old was issued with an infringement notice for not comply with notice direction re: spitting/coughing and fined $5000.

The 39-year-old woman involved in the alleged offence on Tuesday is due to face court in November.

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