Koran teacher admits assault on boy, 13, during lesson at Hong Kong Islamic learning centre
- Shahzad Khan pleads guilty to hitting, slapping and punching boy after his failure to recite Koran verse
- Boy underwent six-hour operation after assault left him with detached retina
A volunteer teacher of the Koran has admitted an assault on a 13-year-old boy during a lesson at a Hong Kong Islamic learning centre, which left the pupil with a detached retina.
Shahzad Khan, 35, pleaded guilty to the offence on Tuesday at Eastern Magistrates’ Court after the Department of Justice asked to change the charge from causing grievous bodily harm to assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Both offences carry a maximum penalty of three years in jail.
The charge amendment was approved by Magistrate Minnie Wat Lai-man.
The case notes showed that Khan hit the boy’s back three times and slapped him in the face five times after the child failed to recite a Koran verse during a lesson at the Madrassa Taleemul Furqan Islamic Union in Quarry Bay last August 5.
Khan also punched the boy in his glasses, which left him with a detached retina in his left eye.