Tradie Jamie Pitman Muir faces court for allegedly pretending to be COVID positive to avoid working in Newcastle

Ashleigh Tullis
Updated September 15 2021 - 9:32am, first published 9:28am
Jamie Pitman-Muir appeared in Wollongong Local Court on Tuesday for a brief appearance of his matter over allegations he lied about being COVID positive.
Jamie Pitman-Muir appeared in Wollongong Local Court on Tuesday for a brief appearance of his matter over allegations he lied about being COVID positive.

A Wollongong tradie has appeared in court for the first time after allegedly claiming he had COVID-19 to get out of going to work in Newcastle, forcing his co-workers to self-isolate.

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Ashleigh Tullis

Ashleigh Tullis

Court reporter

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