Mother arrested for assaulting four children at Sheung Shui home

A 46-year-old mother was arrested after she assaulted her four children in her Sheung Shui flat on Friday night suspectedly over noise issues. 

Police received the report around 11.36 pm that the Indonesian mother assaulted her three daughters, aged 11 to 17, and her oldest son, aged 19, with her hands and a water bottle in their home in May Lun Building on Luen On Street. 

It is understood that the mother, who holds a Hong Kong identity card, was not happy about her children singing too loudly. 

After a preliminary investigation, police arrested the mother for ill-treatment or neglect towards young persons. 

The children mostly sustained injuries to their limbs while one had a head injury. They were all sent to North District Hospital for treatment. 

The case is now being handled by the Tai Po district crime investigation team.