Woman accused of deliberately coughing on people in Cooma sent for mental health assessment

Ashleigh Tullis
Updated April 3 2020 - 1:41pm, first published April 2 2020 - 8:30pm
NSW police have new powers that allow officers to issue fines up to $11,000 and/or six months' jail for those outside their house without a good reason, or for breaking the social gathering restrictions. File picture: Adam McLean
NSW police have new powers that allow officers to issue fines up to $11,000 and/or six months' jail for those outside their house without a good reason, or for breaking the social gathering restrictions. File picture: Adam McLean

A woman accused of deliberately coughing on people in a Cooma shopping street on Wednesday has been sent to hospital for a mental health assessment after allegedly breaching new public health legislation imposed during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Ashleigh Tullis

Ashleigh Tullis

Court reporter

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