Hong Kong coach avoids prosecution after agreeing to good-behaviour bond
Zhao Yiqun, 51, has avoided criminal prosecution after agreeing to a three-year good-behaviour bond over allegations that she slapped an eight-year-old boy and made him stand in the sun at a training camp. The Hong Kong magistrate imposed the bond after she faced two child-abuse charges linked to the programme.
A Hong Kong coach accused of mistreating an eight-year-old boy at a training camp has avoided criminal prosecution after agreeing to a three-year good-behaviour bond, the South China Morning Post reported. Chief Magistrate Victor So Wai-tak imposed the bond on Wednesday on Zhao Yiqun, 51. She had faced two child-abuse charges arising from allegations during a training programme at the Jockey Club Ming Fai Camp on Cheung Chau island.
The allegations included slapping the boy and ordering him to stand under the hot sun. The programme took place on August 8, according to the report. The supplied material does not state whether Zhao admitted the allegations, provide details of the bond’s conditions beyond its three-year duration, or explain the reasons for the decision.
It also does not identify the sport or organisation associated with the training camp. The case was therefore resolved without the criminal prosecution proceeding, following Zhao’s agreement to the good-behaviour bond. No further information about the boy or any response from his family was included in the source material.
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