2 arrested in Hong Kong fight over elderly woman slapping girl
Hong Kong police have arrested two women on suspicion of assault at a shopping centre in Kwun Tong, with a viral clip showing a fight breaking out after a five-year-old girl was shoved and then knocked to the ground. The fight took place at the atrium of the APM shopping centre at around 4.45pm on Wednesday as a crowd of parents and young children gathered around a play area. A source said one of…
Police in Hong Kong have arrested two women after a viral video showed a fight breaking out at a shopping center in Kwun Tong. The incident occurred when a five-year-old girl was shoved and fell to the ground, sparking a confrontation between the child's grandmother and her five-year-old classmate. The altercation escalated, with the grandmother shoving the younger girl and then slapping her, causing the child to lose balance and fall.
Another woman intervened and struck the grandmother. The boy's mother confronted the other mother, telling her "You can't leave." Police arrived on the scene and arrested the elderly woman, aged 68, and the girl's mother, aged 34, on suspicion of assault or assault causing actual bodily harm. Both women were taken to United Christian Hospital for minor facial injuries, and the girl was also treated for her injuries. The case is being investigated by the Kwun Tong district police.
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