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Man attacks woman on Sydney train

Posted August 30, 2008 16:06:00

Police are still looking for a man who sexually assaulted a woman on a train in Sydney's west last night.

Police say the 24-year-old woman boarded a train at Blacktown bound for Windsor about 11:30pm AEST and was sexually assaulted by a man in the carriage a short time later.

She managed to escape when the train approached Windsor railway station.

The suspect was last seen leaving the train at Windsor station.

He is described as Pacific Islander in appearance and aged between 22 and 25 years old.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, sexual-offences, nsw, blacktown-2148, sydney-2000

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