# Hong Kong grandmother gets 20 days for slapping 5-year-old girl at play area

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hong-kong-grandmother-gets-20-days-for-slapping-5-year-old-girl-at-play-area/
- Published: 2026-11-06T04:29:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T05:33:34+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/hong-kong-grandmother-jail-slapping-girl-shopping-mall-6530026
- Topics: Basketball, Sport, World

## Key points

- Grandmother jailed for 20 days for slapping a five-year-old.
- The dispute followed a basketball squabble between children.
- Two other women received one-year good behaviour bonds.

## Summary

A 68-year-old Hong Kong grandmother was jailed for 20 days after slapping a five-year-old girl at a shopping centre play area. The incident began with a disagreement between the children over a basketball, and the court said the grandmother should not have taken her anger out on the girl.

Leung Lai-ha pleaded guilty to assault, saying she acted on impulse and wanted to teach the girl a lesson. Her daughter and the girl’s mother also admitted taking part in a public-place fight; both received one-year good behaviour bonds, with a HK$1,000 penalty if they commit a similar offence during that period. The girl had facial redness, while Leung suffered minor scratches.

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