Kuwait: Man arrested for attacking girl in shopping mall after video goes viral

A man was arrested for beating a girl at one of Kuwait's shopping malls, the country's Ministry of Interior said on Friday.

A video of the beating incident went viral on social media.

In a post on X, the ministry said a court case has been filed against the man who was apprehended after keeping a low profile for a while.

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Commenting on the girl's health, it added that she is fine and has left the hospital.

A beating assault has one of the most severe penalties in Kuwait's Penal Code.

It entails an imprisonment penalty of up to two years and a fine, or one of these two penalties, for anyone who deliberately beats, wounds or injures another person.