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.

Gerry Moriarty

Gerry Moriarty

Gerry Moriarty is the former Northern editor of The Irish Times