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| Coronavirus: Court fine for Tesco queue rule breaker | |
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| A man has pleaded guilty to 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, was arrested after getting too close to shoppers outside 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. |
| At Stockport Magistrates' Court, Mackie was fined £635 after he admitted failing to maintain public health. | 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. | 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. |