A man who allegedly punched a baby girl in the face at Central station on Thursday morning has been charged with assault.
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The 16-month-old girl was in her pram with her parents outside a cafe on Eddy Avenue, when a 28-year-old man approached about 11:30am.
Police will allege the man then punched the baby in the face before fleeing from the scene towards Elizabeth Street.
The baby's father chased after the man while calling for bystanders to contact police.
A short time later, officers from Sydney City Local Area Command arrived at the scene and arrested the man in a nearby building in Pitt Street.
The family is reportedly from Victoria.
As a result of the punch, the baby suffered a cut to her face and was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance Paramedics, police said.
The man was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and was refused bail to appear before Central Local Court on Friday.
