Apm row began with children fighting over basketball
HK01 · 1 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago2 MIN
Summary
What emerged after the widely shared apm incident is that the confrontation began when a boy and a five-year-old girl argued over a basketball at a play facility inside the mall lobby on Wednesday afternoon. The dispute then drew in their families, and the conflict escalated into a physical altercation involving the girl’s mother, the boy’s grandmother and the grandmother’s daughter, leaving the girl and several adults injured
Key Points
- Police said the incident happened at about 4.44pm on Wednesday, 26 March, at the lobby play area of apm in Kwun Tong
- A 68-year-old grandmother surnamed Leung and her 34-year-old daughter surnamed Ng had taken Leung’s grandson to play when he argued with an unfamiliar five-year-old girl over a basketball
- Information cited by HK01 said the girl’s 34-year-old mother, surnamed Tsui, first slapped the boy’s 68-year-old grandmother, who then struck back during the scuffle
- During the struggle, Leung allegedly pushed and slapped the five-year-old girl, leaving the child with swelling on the right side of her face
- Leung and Ng were arrested on suspicion of fighting in a public place, while Leung was also held on suspicion of common assault; the girl’s mother was arrested on suspicion of fighting in a public place
Why It Matters
The case remains under investigation by the Kwun Tong district crime squad, and video of an adult allegedly striking a young child in a busy shopping mall has intensified public concern over how quickly family disputes can spill into violence in public spaces. The injuries reported on both sides and the multiple arrests mean the incident is likely to remain a closely watched local law-and-order case