A growing group of anti-maskers have been “baiting” and antagonising Victorian police, and in one instance smashed the head of a female officer into concrete until she was concussed, authorities say.
Key points:
- Police say there’s a trend of people calling themselves “sovereign citizens” who refuse to comply with rules
- The Chief Commissioner said on at least four occasions in the past week, police had to smash car windows to get people’s details
- Premier Daniel Andrews said the alleged assault on the 26-year-old police officer was “fundamentally disgusting”
Police said two female police officers approached a 38-year-old woman, who was not wearing a face covering, in the Frankston area last night.
After questioning the woman about why she was not wearing one, police allege she pushed one officer and struck the other in the head.
“After a confrontation and being assaulted by that woman, those police officers went to ground