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ARTICLE · 05 JULY 2021

Couple charged with Assault after altercation over QR code check-in

The offence of Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm discussed including a recent case example

AustraliaCriminal Law

A couple has been charged with assault and affray after they allegedly attacked a restaurant owner and a customer when they refused to use the QR check-in code at a restaurant in Forster on the mid-New South Wales Coast.

The 34-year old man and 27-year old woman refused to check in to the restaurant, and were refused entry as a result.

According to the restaurant owner, the man said: ‘I'm not going to follow anything … that's all bullshit and I'm not going to do that for my personal reasons'.

The man then allegedly picked up a bottle of water, smashed it against a wall and punched the restaurant owner in the face.

The man was then escorted from the restaurant and allegedly punched the owner, Mr Mostafa Jamalifard, on the street.

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