Three Women Charged Over Play-Area Brawl Granted Bail and Banned from Mall
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- Three women charged with fighting in a public place appeared at Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts and received HK$5,000 bail each.
- They were banned from APM mall, where the alleged confrontation occurred; one defendant also faces a common-assault charge involving a five-year-old girl.
- The court took no pleas and adjourned the case to Nov. 5.
Three women charged over an altercation in the play area of a Kwun Tong shopping centre have been granted bail and barred from entering the mall.
Leung Lai-ha, 68, her 34-year-old daughter Ng Ka-wun, and 34-year-old Xu Yang appeared at Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts for the first time on Thursday. Each was granted HK$5,000 bail.
All three face charges of fighting in a public place. Leung also faces a common-assault charge for allegedly striking Xu’s five-year-old daughter. Footage of the confrontation circulated widely online last week.
The defendants did not enter pleas. Acting Principal Magistrate Li Chi-ho adjourned the case to Nov. 5.
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