Victorian man arrested in Penrith after leaving hotel quarantine illegally

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Police have charged a man after he allegedly produced false documentation to leave hotel quarantine in Sydney.

On Friday, September 4, a 30-year-old Victorian man arrived at Sydney Airport without an exemption.

The man was taken into hotel quarantine; however, the following morning he provided what he claimed to be a valid exemption document stating he was in NSW to visit his terminally ill grandfather in hospital.

The man was subsequently released from the hotel.

Following inquiries, police determined the documentation he provided was false. Further checks revealed the man’s grandfather was not in hospital.

Yesterday, police attended a home on Rodley Avenue at Penrith where they arrested the man.

He was charged with ‘fail to comply with noticed direction in relation to 7/8/9 – COVID 19’, and ‘produce false or misleading application’.

He was given bail to appear in Penrith Local Court on October 12.

The man was returned to hotel quarantine.


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