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A 12-year-old girl was allegedly pepper-sprayed in front of shocked onlookers as her sister was arrested for refusing to wear a face mask during Sydney's Covid lockdown.
Distressing footage of the melee was shared online overnight after the girl's family threatened to sue the officers involved for 'assaulting and harassing a child'.
New South Wales Police confirmed two women, aged 20 and 37, were arrested during the altercation on July 2 and charged with assaulting officers and breaching Covid orders.
They did not comment on the allegations that a child was hurt in the process of the arrests.