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Blacktown coronavirus assault: Teens wanted after spitting on train station staff

Two teens remain on the run after spitting on staff at Blacktown train station during a violent assault.

Police are searching for two teenagers who spat on and assault staff at Blacktown train station on Thursday. Picture: Angelo Velardo
Police are searching for two teenagers who spat on and assault staff at Blacktown train station on Thursday. Picture: Angelo Velardo

Police are hunting two teens who allegedly spat on staff at Blacktown train station during a violent assault.

Police say three staff were assaulted at about 1pm yesterday after a young female was seen smoking and trying to access the station via a wide access barrier.

A male staff member approached the teen and advised her she could not smoke in the area when she spat on the man while claiming she had COVID-19.

She proceeded to walk through the ticket barrier when a young man ran to the scene and coughed and spat in the staff member’s face before punching him in the back of the head and neck several times.

Three staff were attacked at Blacktown station in yesterday’s incident. Picture: Angelo Velardo
Three staff were attacked at Blacktown station in yesterday’s incident. Picture: Angelo Velardo

A female staff member intervened and was also punched in the head. A third staff member sustained a small cut to her thumb and an injury to her back when she tried to assist.

The teens ran from the train station towards Main St and were last seen running down David Ln.

Police are hoping to speak to the pair and are urging anyone with information to contact police.

The female is described as being Caucasian in appearance, aged 15-17, 157cm tall, with black hair. She was last seen wearing a black ‘Nike’ t-shirt with ‘Just do it’ emblazoned in red and white on the front, long black pants and black shoes.

The male is described as being Caucasian in appearance, aged 15-17, 155cm tall, with a black moustache. He was last seen wearing a brown baseball cap, a white Nautica-branded t-shirt with a red and black logo, long dark pants and black shoes.

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