Disabled woman assaulted on Sydney bus

A man who allegedly punched and kicked a woman in a wheelchair on Sydney bus has been charged by police.

A bus stop

A man has been charged after he allegedly attacked a woman in a wheelchair on a Sydney bus. (AAP)

A man has been charged after he allegedly attacked a wheelchair-bound woman on a bus in Sydney's west.

The 45-year-old woman was punched and kicked by a 41-year-old man while riding a bus in Green Valley near Liverpool on Saturday night, police say.

The man was charged with common assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

He is due to face Liverpool Local Court on January 21.


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