China charges 28 people over restaurant attack on group of women
Source: The Guardian
China charges 28 people over restaurant attack on group of women
Incident in Tangshan sparked outrage over gender-based violence when video went viral
Vincent Ni China affairs correspondent and agencies
Mon 29 Aug 2022 14.42 BST
First published on Mon 29 Aug 2022 13.06 BST
Chinese authorities said they had charged 28 people and were investigating 15 officials including police for corruption more than two months after a shocking incident in which a group of men assaulted four women at a barbecue restaurant in Tangshan, north-east China.
The men carried out the assault after the women rejected their apparent sexual advances on 10 June. CCTV footage circulated online showed a man placing his hand on a woman’s back as she shared a meal with two companions. After the woman pushed him away, the man struck her before others dragged her outside and dealt a barrage of blows as she lay on the ground. Another woman was knocked to the floor.
The violent attack reignited a fierce debate about violence against women in China. Millions on China’s social media websites condemned the attack.
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The attackers were suspected of being part of a gang, and local media reported in June that the police response had been slow, prompting concerns that corruption was involved.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/29/china-tangshan-restaurant-attack-on-women-viral-video-people-prosecuted