Two men have been charged with animal cruelty among other offences after allegedly striking a police horse during Sydney’s anti-lockdown protests.
Two men will face court in the wake of an anti-lockdown protest in central Sydney, accused among other offences of striking a police horse.
Fifty-seven people have already been charged and 90 infringement notices issued over Saturday’s protest, while a police strike force has been established to hunt down those who took part.
NSW Police on Sunday morning said officers were assaulted amid the unrest and police horses were struck and pushed.
A 33-year-old Surry Hills man was arrested late on Saturday night, as was a 36-year-old man from Edensor Park in Sydney’s southwest.
Both were charged with committing an act of cruelty upon an animal and failing to comply with public health orders, while the Edensor Park man was also charged with assaulting a police officer.
They will both appear in Parramatta Local Court on Sunday.
A special strike force of detectives is analysing footage from social media, CCTV and police-worn body cameras to identify and punish those who defied stay-at-home orders on Saturday.
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