A night of moon-watching and merrymaking turned ugly on Oct
5 when two Filipinas reportedly assaulted a compatriot during a quarrel at
Deepwater Bay Beach on Island Road in southern Hong Kong.
The victim, a 45-year-old domestic worker surnamed Gastillo,
was taken by responding police to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wanchai for treatment
of injuries to her forehead, right hand and right leg, police told The SUN.
She said police were still searching for the two women who
attacked Gastillo.
The case has been classified as assault occasioning actual
bodily harm.
The officer said the incident took place at a barbecue area
in Deepwater Bay Beach at 3am on Oct 5. She said the victim had a spat with the
two women that turned physical when the pair assaulted Gastillo.
Local newspaper reports said Gastillo and the attackers
belonged to two different groups of Filipinas having a barbecue on the beach
while celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The assailants allegedly pushed the victim to the ground,
causing her injuries. Her friends called the police but the two assailants had already
left when officers arrived. - VBL
