The housewife slapped the woman 10 times and pushed her to the ground
EDDIE.LEE@SCMP.COM
UPDATED : Thursday, 31 March, 2016, 3:27pm
Xie Hui-juan leaves the Kwun Tong Court after hearing the sentence. Photo: Nora Tam
A mother of two who, in a fit of rage, slapped her son’s teacher 10 times and pushed her to the ground outside the school, was given a four-month suspended sentence on Thursday.
Convicting Xie Huijian of assault at Kwun Tong Court, magistrate Don So Man-lung noted she had stopped taking medication for psychiatric illness because she was breastfeeding, which contributed to her anger.
The 38-year-old housewife launched the attack last October after questioning the teacher’s earlier refusal to allow her 10-year-old son to take a rest at his Kwun Tong school.
Xie fled the scene following the attack, and other staff members called the police. The mother was later arrested at her home.
In mitigation, Xie said she admitted wrongdoing. She added that she needed to care for her children, one of whom was born less than two years ago.
In handing down the sentence, So told Xie she had committed a serious offence.
“Under normal circumstances, such an offender should be put behind bars immediately,” he said.
But the judge noted that the mother was suffering from psychiatric illness and had stopped taking medicine to breastfeed her newborn baby for a time, during which the attack took place.
“The sudden act of violence was somewhat triggered by this,” So said.
“The likelihood of repeat offending is low after she stopped breastfeeding.”
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