A man has been charged after a nurse, conducting COVID testing, was allegedly assaulted at North Ryde last week.
\nAbout 9.45am on Friday 15 January 2021, a nurse approached a vehicle that had pulled into a COVID-19 testing facility at Macquarie Hospital.
\nThe passenger of the car was requested to extinguish a cigarette. The man refused and became verbally abusive towards staff before getting out and throwing a take-away coffee cup at the nurse.
\nShe sought assistance from her colleagues and the car drove off. She suffered a minor laceration under her eye and red marks to her cheek.
\nThe nurse attended Gosford Police Station yesterday (Monday 19 January 2021), and made a report of the incident.
\nFollowing inquiries, officers from Ryde Police Area Command attended a home at Steward Street, Dundas Valley about 5.15pm, and arrested a 43-year-old man.
\nHe was taken to Ryde Police Station and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
\nThe man was refused bail and will appear at Burwood Local Court today (Wednesday 20 January 2021).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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