Man who left locked down Sydney for Queensland, flight attendant fined over COVID breaches
Authorities have previously said the woman had not fully cooperated with contact tracers and had engaged a lawyer.
Police have alleged the man flew from Sydney to Ballina to meet up with the woman, from the Brisbane suburb of Banyo, who drove him to Tugun on the Gold Coast at 1:00pm on July 14 and subsequently on to Brisbane. They said the man allegedly attended three shops in Chermside, where he used false information to check-in on July 15.After being placed into hotel quarantine in Brisbane, the man allegedly opened the door to his room and verbally abused staff while not wearing a mask.
Police have alleged that while in the hotel, after being given a COVID-19 Delta strain diagnosis, he ignored warnings and opened his door while not wearing a face mask.
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