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Coronavirus: Stalybridge man charged with social distancing breach Coronavirus: Stalybridge man admits social distancing breach
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A man has been charged with breaching coronavirus social distancing rules by repeatedly approaching people in a supermarket queue. A man has pleaded guilty to breaching coronavirus social distancing rules by repeatedly approaching people in a supermarket queue.
Steven Mackie, 53, is accused of failing to maintain public health after allegedly getting too close to shoppers at Tesco in Stalybridge on Saturday. Steven Mackie, 53, was arrested after getting too close to shoppers outside Tesco in Stalybridge on Saturday.
He is thought to be the first person to be charged in the UK since the new restrictions came into force.He is thought to be the first person to be charged in the UK since the new restrictions came into force.
Mr Mackie, of Stalybridge, will appear at Tameside Magistrates' Court later. At Stockport Magistrates' Court, Mackie was fined £635 after he admitted failing to maintain public health.
Police said Mackie, of Stamford Street, Stalybridge, was "unnecessarily out of his home" and had "continued to approach people contrary to social distancing rules" despite advice from officers.