Chinese policeman detained for five days after video of assault on girlfriend goes viral
- Officer from Shenzhen faces investigation after woman is dragged from flat and punched to the ground
- Victim said she was repeatedly assaulted by boyfriend, who threatened to kill her, but complaints to authorities solved nothing
A police officer from southern China was suspended and detained for five days after video of a man dragging a woman from a flat and punching her to the ground was shown on the internet.
On Wednesday, a statement from Baoan district police in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, said they responded to a call on Saturday night from a woman surnamed Tang who said she was being beaten by her boyfriend, surnamed Long.
“We found that Long, 24, a police officer with the bureau, was in a romantic relationship with Tang, 20,” the statement said. “Medical records show that Tang had minor injuries.”
On Sunday, video of the beating went viral on social media after broadcaster SZ TV’s Spot News programme reported the incident and interviewed the victim.
Tang said she had been assaulted more than 10 times by Long in the past year and treated in hospital several times.