HONG KONG COACH ACCUSED OF SLAPPING BOY, 8, FORCING HIM TO STAND IN BLAZING SUN

A Hong Kong coach has been accused of assaulting and abusing an eight-year-old boy, slapping his face and forcing him to stand outside in the blazing sun at a training camp for children. Eastern Court on Wednesday heard that Zhao Yiqun allegedly ill-treated and assaulted the boy during a training programme at the Jockey Club Ming Fai Camp in Cheung Chau.

News - South China Morning Post reports that a Hong Kong coach has been accused of assaulting and abusing an eight-year-old boy, slapping his face and forcing him to stand outside in the blazing sun at a training camp for children.

The report adds: Eastern Court on Wednesday heard that Zhao Yiqun allegedly ill-treated and assaulted the boy during a training programme at the Jockey Club Ming Fai Camp in Cheung Chau.

The incident, which occurred in August 2024, led to two counts of child abuse against the 51-year-old female coach for causing the boy...

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