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Woman Reports Being Punched in the Face at Bill’s Bar

A woman reported being assaulted by another woman at the Lansdowne Street bar just after midnight on New Year's Eve.

The New Year started off on a sour note for one patron at Bill’s Bar.  

At 12:15 a.m. on January 1, officers responded to a report of an assault and battery at 5 Lansdowne Street.  

The victim said that while inside Bill’s Bar, she was approached by an unknown female described as 5-foot-6 and obese. The woman reportedly punched the victim in the face and swiped her iPhone 5 out of her hands and threw it on the floor. The attacker then left the scene.

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Police are still investigating.

Information in this article was supplied by the Boston Police Department. Charges listed do not indicate a conviction. 

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