HK woman, 68, slaps girl, 5, for quarrelling with her grandson in mall, gets 20 days' jail
She pleaded guilty to assaulting the girl and said she did so on impulse.
In Hong Kong, a 68-year-old woman named Leung Lai-ha was sentenced to 20 days in jail for slapping a five-year-old girl. The altercation took place at APM shopping mall in the Kwun Tong district on August 26. Leung, her daughter Ng Ka-wun, and the girl's mother Xu Yang were all involved in the incident. According to reports, Leung slapped the young girl in an attempt to teach her a lesson after the children argued over a basketball installation at the mall's atrium playground.
The South China Morning Post noted that police initially believed Leung may have been hit first by Xu's mother, but Leung pleaded guilty to assault and admitted to hitting the girl impulsively. Three adults were jointly charged with fighting in a public place, with Leung facing an additional charge of common assault. The girl suffered a swollen cheek, while her mother and Ng each had minor facial injuries.
Leung received a jail sentence and a HK$2,000 fine, while Ng and Xu were each ordered to keep the peace for a year.
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