Man to appear in court following Dublin supermarket row and 'cough' threat

A man has been arrested after threatening staff at a shop in Dublin and throwing a shopping basket at them.
Man to appear in court following Dublin supermarket row and 'cough' threat

A man has been arrested after threatening staff at a shop in Dublin and throwing a shopping basket at them.

It happened on Dame Street at around 2:45pm yesterday afternoon.

The man in his 30s resisted arrest and threatened to cough on the officers, claiming he had coronavirus.

The man has been charged and is due in court tomorrow morning.

No one was injured during the incident.

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