South China Morning Post·Hong Kong·Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 03:31 PM

2 arrested in Hong Kong fight over elderly woman slapping girl

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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 the suspects, aged 68, was visiting the play area with her 34-year-old daughter and grandson.

A dispute reportedly erupted between the boy and a five-year-old girl over use of the installation, prompting his grandmother to get involved.

In the clip, an elderly woman can be seen forcefully shoving a girl and then slapping her, causing the child to lose her balance and fall.

At one point in the footage, the boy’s mother confronts the other mother and says: “You can’t leave.” Photo: Threads/one_mushroooom

Another woman then rushes forward to confront the first woman and strikes her.

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