Couple who came out of coronavirus isolation are shocked to see a mystery man in a hazmat suit spray their property 'with a carcinogen'
- Bill Patterson caught the unidentified man on CCTV at his Haberfield home
- They wore a protective suit and sprayed an unknown substance on his property
- The 59-year-old recently returned from Thailand and had self-isolated at home
- He believes he was targeted by someone scared of contracting coronavirus
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A mystery man in a hazmat suit was captured spraying the perimeter of an Australian couple's home after they self-isolated on return from overseas.
Bill Patterson's CCTV cameras filmed the man dressed in a white protective suit on their property in Haberfield in Sydney's inner west on Monday.
The 59-year-old and his partner Wijittra had come out of isolation ten days earlier after returning from holiday in Thailand and were shocked to see someone spraying their property with an unknown substance, without their permission.
'I review the security cameras every morning,' Mr Patterson told Daily Mail Australia.
'They sprayed right through to the start of next door, the whole perimeter, the bins, the lamp post, everything.
A man in a hazmat suit was captured spraying an unknown substance on a couple's home after they self-isolated on return from overseas
'Just as quick as he came he was gone.'
Mr Patterson lives on a quiet cul-de-sac and believes he was targeted by someone in the street who feared contracting coronavirus.
'I was singled out,' he said. 'It's like they've come and thought "let's give this guy a spray."
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'It's a carcinogenic they're spraying, it's like giving you a vaccine without asking.'
Mr Patterson was not home when the man was on his property.
'He's unidentifiable,' he said. 'He's got a fully protective suit with whites, double cartridge mask, gloves and backpack, it's full on.
The unidentified man wore protective clothing including a thick white suit, gloves and double cartridge mask with a backpack
Mr Patterson believes he was targeted by someone with fear of contracting coronavirus
'If it's a paranoid neighbour I wouldn't mind, but why wouldn't they buy a little spray bottle instead of being fully kitted out?'
Mr Patterson said he contacted several government agencies had no knowlegde of the bizarre incident.
The couple are worried about what substance was sprayed over their home and the potential health risks involved.
'We don't know what they were spraying, it could be anything,' Mr Patterson said.
'My friend told me to get out of the house and leave for a week.'
A NSW Police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia the unidentified person could 'potentially be charged with trespass if no permission was granted'.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Inner West Council and NSW Ministry of Health for comment.
The couple are worried over what substance the unidentified man was spraying over their home and the potential health risks involved
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