Coronavirus: teens held after rail staff spat on
Two teenagers have been charged for allegedly spitting at rail employees at a station in western Sydney.
Two teenagers have been charged for allegedly spitting at rail employees at a station in western Sydney.
On April 23, a 17-year-old girl entered Blacktown station while smoking and she was stopped by a Sydney Trains employee. Police allege the girl yelled and spat at the employee, a 56-year-old man, before a 16-year-old boy, known to the girl, ran over and allegedly coughed and spat in his face. Another Sydney Trains employee, a 53-year-old woman, intervened and was allegedly punched in the head before the youths fled.
On Thursday police arrested a 17-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy at a home in Pendle Hill in Sydney’s west. The girl was charged with smoke in or on a public vehicle, and not complying with public health directions.
The boy was charged with two counts of common assault and not complying with public health directions. They were granted bail.
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