A man has been charged after allegedly coughing at a security officer in a government building in Wollongong earlier today.
About 9am (Monday 27 April 2020), a 48-year-old man attended a government office on Burelli Street, Wollongong.
As the man was leaving the building, he allegedly became verbally abusive towards security staff.
As a security officer directed the man to leave the premises, the man allegedly turned and coughed in his face.
Officers from Wollongong Police District attended a short time later and commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
A 48-year-old man was arrested outside the building and taken to Wollongong Police Station, where he was charged with assault.
He was refused bail and is due to appear in Wollongong Local Court today (Monday 27 April 2020).
