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A Muslim woman who accused a policeman of trying to pull off her headdress has pleaded not guilty to knowingly making a false complaint.
Carnita Matthews, 45, of Woodbine in Sydney's southwest, appeared in Campbelltown Local Court on Wednesday facing one charge of knowingly making a false complaint.
Matthews told a television news station she had been mistreated by police after being stopped for a random breath test.