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Three Teens Arrested After Assault on Hoboken Mom

The trio was arrested after posting about the alleged assault on Facebook, cops said.

Three teenage girls were arrested after they allegedly assaulted a 26-year-old mother in her apartment earlier this month and bragged about the incident on Facebook, police said. 

While the incident took place on April 5 around 12:30 p.m., the victim — who has a 3-month-old daughter — reported it to police days later, authorities said. 

The arrest of a fourth teenager is still pending, police said. 

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As the victim walked into her building on that afternoon, she told police, she encountered the four teenage women in the hallway.

An altercation followed, before the victim walked into her apartment on the third floor at 501 Marshall Dr.

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The four then came bursting through the door, before allegedly punching the victim in the face.

Police said that the alleged assaulters then posted about it on Facebook.

Through the door, the four women allegedly threatened the victim, before they bursted through the door of her apartment.

Inside the apartment, the 26-year-old was caring for her 3-month-old daughter. The four teenagers then proceeded to assault her, police said.

Hoboken police arrested 18-year-old Francine Henderson, 19-year-old Javonne Henderson and 18-year-old Ashley Johnson. A fourth woman, who is a juvenile, was involved, but hasn't yet been arrested, police said.

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