'Covid-deniers' accused of attacking picnicking family by putting a mum into a chokehold before ripping off their masks and setting a DOG on them Two women and their daughters were allegedly attacked in a Melbourne park They were allegedly approached by suspected Covid deniers while picnicking One woman was allegedly placed in a chokehold while a dog was set on them A woman, 35, and man, 44, have been charged over the alleged Box Hill incident
Two suspected Covid-deniers have been charged for allegedly attacking families picnicking in a Melbourne park by ripping off their face masks, coughing on them, and setting a dog on the terrified mums.
Two women, aged 43 and 51, were allegedly assaulted during a picnic with their two 12-year-old daughters at Slater Reserve in Blackburn North on Thursday.
A woman, 35, and man, 44, both from Box Hill North, have each been charged with one count of affray over the alleged attack.
The woman was charged with two counts of unlawful assault