Covid WA: Young men accused of threatening to BEHEAD Mark McGowan over his state’s vaccine mandate

Two young anti-vaxxers allegedly threatened to behead Mark McGowan after becoming enraged by Western Australia’s vaccine mandate.

Zayvier Rose, 20, and Max Czirr, 18, allegedly phoned the state premier on the evening of November 20 after realising his Covid vaccine policy would mean they lose their jobs. 

They allegedly left voicemail messages comparing the WA Premier to Adolf Hitler and made a string of abusive and expletive-laden threats.

The pair allegedly said: ‘I am going to behead you and your f**king family’ and ‘no one likes you, you deserve to die’.

Zayvier Rose, 20, will also face court after he was charged with one count of acts creating false apprehension as to the existence of threats or danger

Mr Rose works as an electrical apprentice, while Mr Czirr’s employment status is unclear, WAtoday reported.

Ever since the McGowan government confirmed the vaccine mandate in October, which means one million people were forced to have Covid jabs or lose their jobs, McGowan’s safety has been called into question.

After his residential address was leaked online, the Premier admitted he may have to move so the safety of his family isn’t compromised. 

He labelled the recent incident with the two young men a ‘very unpleasant episode’.

‘Obviously there is a lot of agitation. The anti-vaxxers, some of them are very entitled and quite irresponsible so both myself and other premiers have had to improve security,’ he said.  

‘I just urge the anti-vaxxers to stop and to act responsibly like the overwhelming majority of West Australians are.’ 

Acting WA Police police commissioner Col Blanch confirmed both men were charged with one count of acts creating false apprehension as to the existence of threats or danger. 

Both men are yet to enter pleas to the charges and are on bail.

The pair though must follow drug and alcohol testing rules and abide by a curfew. 

Mr Rose will reappear in court on January 25, with Mr Czirr due to reappear on February 8.

Mr McGowan described the threats as a ‘very unpleasant episode’ – it came after his number was leaked online by anti-vaxxers

Earlier on Friday, McGowan locked out Queenslanders from Western Australia for Christmas – requiring all visitors from the state to go into 14 day quarantine. 

The WA Premier declared the Sunshine State as ‘medium risk’, meaning travellers must have an exemption to enter and isolate for two weeks upon arrival.

Tasmanians will also now have to self-isolate for 14 days in WA with the state now dubbed ‘low risk’, however they will not need an exemption.

The new border policies will come into effect at 12.01am on Monday.

Mr McGowan had already on Wednesday locked out NSW residents, deeming the entire state ‘extreme risk’ as Covid infections continue to skyrocket.