A man allegedly headbutted and spat on a policewoman after being told to leave one of Sydney’s closed beaches.
Yesterday morning, lifeguards told the 29-year-old man and his 19-year-old female companion that Maroubra Beach was closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The pair allegedly responded by verbally abusing the lifeguards, prompting them to call police.
When confronted by officers a short time later on nearby Mons Avenue, the man allegedly headbutted and spat on a female sergeant.
She suffered a cut to her lip and swelling to her head.
The pair was both arrested and taken to Maroubra Police Station.
The man was charged with assaulting police occasioning actual bodily harm, resisting arrest, offensive behaviour and failure to comply with council terms of notice.