HK$2,000 bind-over for helper who slapped employer’s 8-year-old child during meal

A domestic helper who admitted to slapping her employer’s eight-year-old daughter while serving dinner was given a three-year bind-over order by a Hong Kong court on condition of good behaviour after an assault charge against her was dropped.Eastern Court on Monday heard that Linne Pramis Pesimo, 48, slapped the girl once as she refused to eat her meal on March 20. The girl’s mother, a single parent, was resting in a bedroom at their Wan Chai home at the time of the assault.After being hit, the girl rushed to her mother’s room and sought help. The mother reported the case to police the following day.