Hongkonger, 19, held after video shows him repeatedly slapping baby’s foot on train
Alleged abuse captured on video is posted by commuter who says the man slapped the infant’s foot more than 20 times over seven minutes
Hong Kong police have arrested a young man on suspicion of ill‑treating a baby after a video posted online showed him on an MTR train repeatedly slapping the infant’s foot each time it touched the stroller’s front bar.
A force spokesman has confirmed that a 19-year-old man had been arrested, after the video went viral.
The commuter who filmed the video told the South China Morning Post on Tuesday that she witnessed the man slapping the infant’s foot more than 20 times on a light rail train in Tin Shui Wai.
“Whenever he spotted the baby putting its foot on the stroller’s front bar, he hit [the infant’s foot],” the woman, who identified herself only as Asumi, said.
The video, which was posted on Monday, has attracted more than 560,000 views.
The man is seen in the video looking at his phone before noticing the baby lifting its foot onto the stroller bar. He reacts angrily in response.