A shopper accused of assaulting two police officers at Bluewater after being asked to put a mask on has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Sam Francis was found not guilty by a jury of assault after PS Corwell and PC Carter were injured at Kent’s biggest shopping complex during the Covid-19 pandemic. The businessman, 34, was visiting the Greenhithe centre on September 12, 2020, to get a present for his mother’s birthday the following day. It was around the same time coronavirus rules were being introduced, including wearing a mask in public and social distancing. At the time, regulations said you…
