A man has been charged after an essential healthcare worker was allegedly assaulted while working at a COVID-19 testing site in Dundas.
About 4pm on Monday, August 9, a female staff member was performing duties at a COVID-19 testing site at Kissing Point Road, Dundas, when she was approached by an unknown man who was not wearing a mask.
Police have been told the man began filming the 31-year-old worker on his mobile phone, before verbally abusing her about vaccinations.
The man then allegedly dislodged the woman’s mask and punched her to the head.
Several people awaiting testing exited their cars and assisted the woman.
The man fled the scene on foot and officers from the Cumberland Police Area Command attended and commenced an investigation.
The woman was treated at the scene and did not require hospitalisation.
Following inquiries, investigators from Cumberland arrested a 50-year-old man at a home on Shortland Street, Telopea, just after 10.30am today on Wednesday, August 11.
He was taken to Granville Police Station, where he was charged with ‘common assault’, two counts of ‘possess prohibited drug’ and ‘breach of the public health orders’.
The man was granted conditional bail to attend Parramatta Local Court on Tuesday, September 28.
Troy Dodds is Parra News' Managing Editor and Breaking News Reporter. He has more than 20 years experience as a journalist, working with some of Australia’s leading media organisations. In 2023, he was named Editor of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.