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The despicable moment a cowardly maskless thug punched a police horse during Saturday's violent anti-lockdown protests has been caught on camera.
The long-haired protester - wearing a t-shirt bearing the message 'free speech - important than your feelings' - was photographed throwing his left fist at 'Troop Horse' Tobruk's face during chaotic scenes outside Town Hall station in the city's CBD.
The confronting image came as thousands of protesters took to the streets of cities across Australia on Saturday afternoon to protest against Covid lockdowns.
A cowardly maskless thug was captured punching a police horse during Saturday's violent anti-lockdown protest
New South Wales Police said 57 arrests were made during the demonstration and a special strikeforce had been set up to track down and bring to justice the 3,500 protesters who broke lockdown rules to attend the rally.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Saturday evening vowed those who gathered for the illegal rally would face 'the full force of the law'.
She said she was 'utterly disgusted' by the protesters and said their actions had compromised the safety of everyone in NSW as the state battles a surging outbreak of the highly-contagious Delta variant.
