How did the police report that a girl aged 12 was slapped by a strange man?

On the afternoon of August 26, Guanghan police informed that at 2: 08 pm on August 24, 2020, a man suddenly slapped a girl next to him while buying milk tea at a milk tea shop in Guanghan. Subsequently, with the intervention of the mall security guard, the man apologized to the girl and left the scene.

At 2 1: 35 on August 24, Guanghan police immediately launched an investigation after receiving the alarm from the parents of the beaten girl. After investigation, the beating man has a history of mental illness and is receiving medication. He has never been in trouble before. On the day of the incident, the man suddenly behaved abnormally when buying milk tea in a milk tea shop, thinking that the girl around him kicked him and slapped the girl.

At present, the beaten girl and her parents have accepted the apology of the man's family and reached an understanding agreement on this matter. The beating man has been sent to a mental hospital for closed treatment.

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Punishment for beating a mentally ill person:

According to Article 13 of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law:

Mental patients who violate the administration of public security when they can't identify or control their own behavior shall not be punished, but their guardians shall be ordered to strictly guard and treat them. Intermittent mental patients who violate the administration of public security when they are mentally normal shall be punished.

According to Article 18 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC):

A mental patient who causes harmful results when he can't identify or control his own behavior and is confirmed by legal procedures shall not bear criminal responsibility, but his family members or guardians shall be ordered to strictly guard and treat him; When necessary, the government forces medical treatment.

Intermittent mental patients who commit crimes when they are mentally normal should bear criminal responsibility. If a mental patient who has not completely lost the ability to identify or control his own behavior commits a crime, he shall bear criminal responsibility, but he may be given a lighter or mitigated punishment.

Wang Shun —— The latest police report said that a girl of 12 years old was slapped by a strange man. What happened?