A man in a cast at Bondi Beach has been arrested after spitting at police
Lifeguards at Bondi Beach called police this morning when a man refused to leave the closed beach. The man then spat on police and claimed to have COVID-19. LIVE COVERAGE
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A man wearing a cast on his arm allegedly coughed on police, claiming he had COVID-19, after he refused to leave Bondi Beach today.
Police later said they had confirmation the man was not COVID-19 positive.
Images capturing the man’s arrest show him pinned by officers against the metal rail above the sands at Bondi.
He was refused police bail to appear at Central Local Court tomorrow.
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