‘Covid sickie’ tradie faces the music: Man, 23, pleads guilty to texting his boss that he’d had a positive test to get off work sparking chaos – as his punishment is handed down
Tradie called in sick at 4:15am and claimed he'd tested positive to Covid-19 Call caused Newcastle worksites to be closed and 25 workmates into isolation NSW Health could find no record of tradie's Covid test and contacted the police Jamie Pitman-Muir, 23, later backtracked and admitted he was not infected He pleaded guilty in court on Tuesday and received a 12 month corrections order By Kevin Airs and Olivia Day For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 09:41 BST, 28 September 2021 | Updated: 09:41 BST, 28 September 2021
A tradie accused of pretending to have Covid to throw a sickie has been punished for the hoax which threw several construction sites into total chaos.
Jamie Pitman-Muir, 23, pleaded guilty to one charge of conveying false information suggesting a person or property was in danger in Wollongong Local Court on Tuesday.
The Illawarra man texed his boss at 4.15am on August 2 claiming he'd tested positive for coronavirus and wouldn't be coming to work that day.
His desire for a day off forced his bosses to shut down construction at a Newcastle building site and forced 25 of his workmates into isolation.
Jamie Pitman-Muir, 23, (pictured) texted his boss at 4.15am on August 2 falsely claiming he'd tested positive for coronavirus and wouldn't be coming to work
NSW Police confirmed several of the worksites were subjected to entirely unnecessary deep cleaning.
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