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Confronting footage shows the moment a young woman was dragged from her car screaming as she attempted to pass through a coronavirus checkpoint in Victoria.
Natalie Bonett said she was making her way through the COVID blockade in Wallan, north of Melbourne, on Sunday when she was stopped by police.
They informed her it was against the law to have her phone attached to a car charger which was mounted onto her windshield.
Following a brief and tense exchange, video shows the officer reach in and attempt to scoop up the masked woman and drag her from her car.
Ms Bonett screamed and resisted in the footage, demanding the officer stop touching her and get out of her car.
A passenger in the car attempted to hold her back, trying to tell the officer she's 'got anxiety' while Ms Bonett became increasingly hysterical.
The disturbing footage ended as Ms Bonett slipped off camera and appeared to be dragged from the car.
'What the f**k are you doing, what the f**k, get off me,' she shouted at the officer.
Moments earlier, the officer had given her an opportunity to state her name, and asked her several times to get out of the car.
'No, I don't feel safe. You're armed,' she responded.
The officer assured her she would be safe before eventually losing his patience and dragging her out himself.