Flemington police are investigating today after a 15-year-old girl was allegedly assaulted and racially abused by a stranger on a train at Lidcome station on Monday.
The teenager was sitting on a train while it was stopped at Lidcombe at around 2pm on Monday, June 8, when she was allegedly assaulted by a 30-40-year-old woman, Police said early Tuesday morning.
“About 2pm, a 15-year-old girl and her two friends boarded a train at Blacktown Railway Station. They entered the carriage and sat down,” the Police report said.
“The train stopped at Parramatta and 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 reportedly got off the train at Lidcombe and the young girl and her friends reported the matter to Police.
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, according to Police
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, the report said.
Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000.