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

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Hong Kong. The first report grouped here was at 5 Nov 2026, 12:17 UTC. The headline in use is “Hong Kong grandmother gets 20 days for slapping 5-year-old girl at play area”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A Hong Kong grandmother has been sentenced to 20 days in jail for slapping a five-year-old girl who squabbled over a basketball with her grandson in a play area at the atrium of APM shopping centre in Kwun Tong. Leung Lai-ha, 68, on Thursday pleaded guilty to assaulting the girl…
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Hong Kong grandmother gets 20 days for slapping 5-year-old girl at play area
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