{
  "id": 9962721,
  "title": "Woman arrested over child abuse in Hong Kong after dashcam video shows boy shoved",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/woman-arrested-over-child-abuse-in-hong-kong-after-dashcam-video",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T10:33:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368904/woman-arrested-over-child-abuse-hong-kong-after-dashcam-video-shows-boy-shoved"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 44-year-old woman has been arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of child abuse following the release of a dashcam video allegedly showing her shoving a young boy into a roadside railing. The police made the arrest on Friday afternoon in Western district after the video went viral, drawing their attention. In the footage, the woman exits her private car on Wan Chai Road near Burrows Street, followed by the boy. The woman then holds onto the boy by his waist as they walk towards the pavement, before pushing him towards a metal railing on the roadside. The boy falls to the ground, and the woman picks him up by his hand before they continue walking. The woman has been released on bail, and the Wan Chai district's criminal investigation team is following up on the case. According to Hong Kong law, the maximum punishment for child abuse or neglect is 10 years in prison.",
  "summary": "A 44-year-old woman in Hong Kong has been arrested on suspicion of child abuse after dashcam footage appeared to show her shoving a boy into a roadside railing. A police force spokesman said on Saturday that the woman was arrested on Friday afternoon in Western district after a widely circulated dashcam video drew the force’s attention. In the video seen by the South China Morning Post, the woman…",
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