Hong Kong police have been alerted to a suspected child abuse case after a video was posted online showing a man on an MTR train repeatedly slapping a baby’s foot for resting on their stroller bar.
The commuter who filmed the video, a woman who identified herself as Asumi, 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],” she said.
Asumi’s video, which she posted on Monday, has attracted more than 560,000 views.
The man, who appeared to be the child’s carer, is seen in the video looking at his phone before noticing the baby lifting their foot onto the stroller bar. He reacts angrily in response.
Asumi said the man slapped the child’s foot repeatedly over a period of about seven minutes, while travelling between Tin Heng and Tin Shui stops.
