Two arrested over allegedly bashing woman at Katoomba Railway Station

Two males, including a teen, have been arrested after a woman was allegedly put in a headlock and bashed at a train station.

Two males have been arrested, and one charged, after a woman was allegedly placed into a headlock and assaulted on the ground by a group of people in the Blue Mountains.

Just after 4pm last Thursday, October 27, officers responded to reports of an assault at Katoomba Railway Station.

Police were told a 27-year-old woman was approached by a group of people at the station, one of whom directed offensive comments at the woman, before she was allegedly assaulted.

As the woman attempted to flee, it is alleged that she was placed into a headlock and pushed to the ground where the group allegedly kicked her in the head and torso and punched her in the jaw.

The group then fled the scene and the woman rang police before seeking safety in a nearby park to wait for assistance.

The woman headed to a park and waited for police when she was approached again. Picture: Monique Harmer

It’s alleged that the group also went to the same park where one of the men threw a piece of brick at the woman, striking her in the face.

When police arrived, the group ran away. However, a 22-year-old man was arrested a short distance away.

Charges were laid again one man. Picture: John Grainger

Police located a knife in his possession after conducting a body search and he was taken to Katoomba Police Station, where he was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company of other(s) and custody of knife in public place.

The Blackheath man appeared at Katoomba Local Court and was formally refused bail to reappear at the same court on November 11.

Following further inquiries, a 15-year-old boy was arrested at Katoomba Police Station on November 1. He will be dealt with under the Young Offenders Act.

The woman was treated for a number of injuries to her body and continues to recover at home.

Inquiries continue.