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When is spitting or coughing assault? Lawyer weighs in after Kelowna man charged

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A Kelowna man is facing a charge of aggravated assault after he was accused of spitting at a police officer during an arrest on Saturday.

Police said the 39-year-old was being arrested for allegedly breaking and entering into an empty home at the time. During the arrest, RCMP said, he allegedly spat “in the face of one of the police officers.” Police spokesperson Const.

Jocelyn Noseworthy said “spitting on anyone is always a serious assault…but to do so in this current pandemic is particularly unacceptable.” “The criminal law has always recognized that the intentional application of force, without consent, amounts to an assault,” Kelowna defence lawyer Byran Fitzpatrick said. “So by virtue of that definition spitting, coughing on somebody

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