Police, security allegedly assaulted by family of Covid patient at Northern Hospital
Three men have been charged after allegedly assaulting police and security at a Melbourne hospital following a family Covid tragedy.
Police and security guards have allegedly been attacked at a Melbourne hospital housing Covid patients.
Senior Constable Tim Bail confirmed police had charged three men after an alleged affray at the Northern Hospital in Epping in the early hours of Monday morning.
He said a group of about 15 family members were outside the Cooper St facility when three of them tried to enter the hospital to see a patient who had died of Covid-19.
Senior Constable Bail said the group were asked by hospital staff to leave and an altercation took place.
Two police officers and three security guards were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Three Roxburgh Park men, aged 38, 41 and 47, have each been charged with affray, two counts of recklessly causing injury, five counts of assault in company, two counts of assaulting police and other assault related offences.
A Northern Health spokesman also confirmed the incident and said the group’s alleged behaviour was “unacceptable”.
The three men have been bailed to face the Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court on February 28 next year.
Originally published as Police, security allegedly assaulted by family of Covid patient at Northern Hospital
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