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Campbell River woman accused of coughing on grocery store worker acquitted

B.C. Supreme Court Justice allows appeal, quashes conviction
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The B.C. Supreme Court has overturned the convictions of a Campbell River woman accused during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic of deliberately coughing on grocery store employees, shouting and disturbing store workers and customers and ramming one of the employees with a grocery cart.

Kimberly Woolman was convicted of two counts of assault and causing a disturbance April 13, 2023 for an incident in the Campbell River Save-on Foods on April 24, 2020.

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