The man was quarantining in Adelaide's CBD when he managed to slip past hotel staff, security and police earlier this month. 9News
Sydney man Paul McElhinney was quarantining at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Adelaide's CBD when he managed to slip past hotel staff, security and police on August 12.A court heard Paul McElhinney was grieving his father's death when he allegedly skipped hotel quarantine to go to the pub next door.
The 33-year-old left his room and went down a fire escape before being questioned by police outside where he misled officers, saying he was a patron of a nearby pub and was let go.He pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a COVID-19 direction after explaining to the magistrate that he had just attended his father's funeral in Scotland and was
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