A man who spat in another man's face after testing positive for coronavirus has been jailed.
Guy Nougher, 62, admitted charges of assault and affray following the incident on Hythe High Street in Kent.
He was jailed for 21 months at Canterbury Crown Court last week, Kent Police said.
Nougher was seen kicking the door of a building society and was told to stop by a member of the public who was passing by on June 13 this year.
He then made threats to punch the man and pushed him with a clenched fist.
When the victim asked him to stand back, Nougher told him: 'I have got Covid' before spitting in the man's face.
Nougher was arrested the following day and enquiries confirmed he had been told he had tested positive for the virus on three days before the incident.
The victim had to self-isolate following the incident but later tested negative for Covid-19.
Inspector James Wyles said: "Nougher should have been self-isolating at the time of this incident, following his positive test, but instead he went out and committed this callous offence.
"The circumstances must have been extremely worrying for the victim and I hope our investigation, and the sentence which has been handed down, will give him a sense that justice has been done."
