Man headbutted in inner Sydney robbery

Three men are to appear in court over an inner Sydney robbery in which a man was headbutted in an elevator and had his mobile phone, cash and cigarettes taken.

Police say the robbery of the 46-year-old man occurred in Waterloo at about 3.40pm on Sunday.

The man told police he was in the lift with three other men when one of them headbutted him before another went through his pockets and robbed him.

Three men, aged 25, 31 and 35, who were arrested on Sunday night and charged with robbery in company have been refused bail and will appear in Parramatta Bail Court on Monday.