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Perth couple accused of entering Qld illegally after visiting COVID-19 hotspot
A Perth couple posted online about their attempts to cross interstate borders during the coronavirus pandemic.
Lawrence Gordon Petersen, 63, and Edith van Dommelen, 68, faced the Richlands Magistrates Court in Brisbane this morning charged with fraud and failing to comply with border directions.
Police allege the couple falsely declared they had not travelled to a COVID-19 hotspot when they crossed the Goondiwindi border checkpoint on July 27.
On July 27 Ms van Dommelen posted to Facebook of…
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