NSW man charged with common assault over election poster

A man has been charged with common assault after an alleged altercation with a Liberal Party volunteer.

The incident occurred in the New South Wales Blue Mountains over the removal of a political sign.

The complainant was a 53-year-old male who had his wife and young daughter in a car at the time of the assault.

Incident Over Political Signage

53-year-old Liberal volunteer Kevin Birch claimed he was driving in the town of Lawson when he saw a man removing a corflute. Mr Birch told police that he approached the man.

Officers said that an argument ensued between the pair over the removal of a sign for Liberal candidate Sarah Richards.

Another man allegedly pulled up in a car nearby and intervened by assaulting Birch.