POLICE have charged a woman with allegedly deliberately coughing in an officer's face in Wagga yesterday.
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About 11.15am on Sunday, officers from the Riverina Police District visited an Ashmont home on Tarakan Avenue after reports of a domestic violence incident.
Police arrested a 27-year-old man outside the home on arrival before trying to speak with a 24-year-old woman.
The woman allegedly told the man to cough on police, telling officers that they were both waiting on COVID-19 test results.
She then allegedly went up to a male constable and deliberately coughed in his face, twice, before letting two large dogs off their leads.
The man was released pending further inquiries and the pair were permitted to attend a COVID-19 pop-up clinic for testing.
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The two officers involved were taken for COVID-19 testing and have since returned negative results.
The woman has since been charged with not comply noticed direction re spitting/coughing - COVID-19, stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm and resist or hinder police officer in the execution of their duty.
She was granted conditional bail and is due to appear in Wagga Local Court on Wednesday, September 16.
Jessica McLaughlin
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