Police are investigating an assault upon a teenage girl on a Sydney train by a woman who racially abused a teenage girl with Asian appearance and repeatedly punched her in the face.
About 2pm, a 15-year-old girl and her two friends boarded a train at Blacktown Railway Station.
When the train stopped at Parramatta, a man and women boarded, sitting down in the seat in front of the three girls.
The woman turned around to the girls and verbally abused the 15-year-old, claiming they had said something racist.
A verbal altercation then started between the woman and the 15-year-old girl, with the woman racially abusing the teen.
Police have been told the woman got out of her seat and grabbed at the 15-year-old girl, pulling her hair and punching her several times in the face.
The man and women then got off the train at Lidcombe and the young girl and her friends reported the matter to police.
The girl escaped serious injury, and police are now searching for two people who may be able to assist with their inquiries.
The woman has been described as Caucasian with tanned skin and aged in her late 30’s or early 40’s, she had a black front tooth and missing teeth, and was wearing a blue shiny top and black pants.
The man has been described as Mediterranean/Middle Eastern in appearance with an olive complexion, slim to medium build and had a tattoo on the left side of his neck that looked like a smiley face. He was wearing a red and cream coloured T-shirt with a black jacket and dark blue or black jeans.
Police are urging anyone with information to contact police at Flemington Local Area Command or Crime Stoppers.
