Two Women Arrested After Girl Slapped at apm
AM730 · 2 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago1 MIN
Summary
Police have arrested two women after an altercation at the apm shopping mall in Kwun Tong, where a young girl was allegedly slapped in the face and later reported eye pain. The incident happened at 4:44pm at the mall’s summer sports-themed activity area in the atrium, where online video showed a chaotic dispute involving several adults and a child.
Key Points
- Police said they received two related reports at 4:44pm on the 26th at the apm mall atrium in Kwun Tong.
- One woman reported that she and her mother had been slapped, while another woman reported her daughter was assaulted and suffered eye pain.
- Video described by am730 showed an elderly woman in a red short-sleeved top pushing a girl, slapping her hard, and causing her to fall
- Bystanders intervened after the girl fell, and one male passer-by was heard angrily calling for police after seeing a child being hit
- Officers arrested two women on suspicion of common assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and both were sent to United Christian Hospital by ambulance
Why It Matters
The case has drawn attention because the alleged victim was a child and the confrontation unfolded in a busy shopping mall in public view. Police are still investigating how the dispute began, so further clarification may affect any subsequent legal action