North Auckland bus station assault: Young woman charged after public attack

Police have intervened in an unprovoked assault at an Auckland bus station after a young woman allegedly assaulted two members of the public.

The incident took place around 5.40pm yesterday at Hibiscus Coast Bus Station in North Auckland.

An alleged victim warned locals on Facebook’s Hibiscus Coast Community Group of a trio who were walking around the area “looking for trouble”.

“The girl has hit me in the back of the head while I was walking to my car,” they wrote.

After being notified, police quickly arrested a young woman, who tried to flee on to Hibiscus Coast Highway in the midst of live traffic.

Police say a young woman was caught trying to flee the Hibiscus Coast Bus Station by running into live traffic. Photo / Jason Dorday

The young person has been charged with assault and was due to appear in the North Shore Youth Court this morning.

Police will continue to investigate the incident and are encouraging anyone who witnessed or has information on the assaults to contact 105, either online or by phone, quoting the file number 260106/5001.

It comes weeks after a 16-year-old boy was allegedly violently attacked on a North Shore bus.

The boy was on the NX1 bus from Albany to the Hibiscus Coast last month when he was hit by a teenage girl, who was within a group of about seven other teenagers.

Senior Sergeant Brett Henshaw said police interviewed the complainant and were awaiting CCTV footage to assist in progressing the inquiries.

Auckland Transport group manager for public transport operations, Rachel Cara, said it was assisting police with the matter.

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