POLICE have charged a man over the alleged assault of a 16-month-old baby at Central Railway Station today.

About 11.30am, the baby girl was in her pram with her parents outside a cafe on Eddy Ave.

Police will allege a homeless man approached the pram and punched the baby in the face.

The man then ran from the scene towards Elizabeth Street.

media_camera The attack occurred outside a station cafe.

media_camera The Central Station entrance on Eddy Ave near the cafe.

The baby’s father began to run after the man and called out to bystanders to contact police.

Officers from Sydney City Local Area Command were alerted to the incident and found the man in a nearby building in Pitt Street.

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The 28-year-old man was arrested and taken to Day Street Police Station, where he was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

He was refused bail to appear before Central Local Court on Friday.

The baby sustained a small laceration to her face and was immediately treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance Paramedics.