A couple has been charged after allegedly attacking a restaurant owner and another man who intervened when they refused to check in to the venue.
Just after 7pm yesterday, the man and woman went to the restaurant on Wharf Street in Forster, where staff asked them to sign in using the mandatory QR code.
The man, 34, allegedly grabbed a bottle of water and threw it at a wall, smashing it.
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He's then accused of punching the owner, a 39-year-old man, after being escorted from the venue.
The woman, 27, is accused of biting another man, 44, who intervened in the fight. Police say he was left with a bleeding and bruised bicep.
A surveillance camera outside the restaurant captured part of the scuffle, and the couple can be seen wrestling with the owner and another customer.
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The restaurant owner suffered facial injuries and a suspected broken nose and was taken to Manning Base Hospital.
The couple left the restaurant but they were arrested a short time later and taken to Forster Police Station.
The 34-year-old man was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, affray, intimidation and malicious damage.
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The 27-year-old woman was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
They were both granted conditional bail and are expected to appear in Forster Local Court on July 28.
They were also fined $1000 each.
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