Old Woman Brawling in the Street to Compete for Begging Territory
Longhu News - Yesterday at noon, in the business street of Liuhe District in Nanjing, four beggars from other places fought over begging territory, resulting in two people being injured. The police have since intervened in the investigation.
"Help! There's a fight!" At around 12:30 yesterday afternoon, on Liuhe Changjiang Road, a sudden urgent shout was heard. Ms. Zhou, a citizen, looked over and discovered several elderly women who had been begging near the market entrance were brawling.
Since the elderly women fighting were all wielding sticks, those trying to mediate didn't dare approach easily, so they could only call the police for help. A few young citizens attempted to get closer to them and seize the sticks, but one of the women surnamed Wang waved her big stick, warning passers-by not to interfere.
"I know them. Mrs. Wang and one of them have been begging here since before the Spring Festival. The other two came here after the Spring Festival. They must be competing for the location," said Ms. Zhou.
"You old thing, don't you dare come onto my turf and steal my food. Today, I'll let you taste the power of my stick!" After Mrs. Wang finished speaking, she swung her more than meter-long big stick towards the head of another elderly woman with white hair. The latter quickly dodged, but it was too late. The big stick still hit her right arm. An "ouch" of pain was heard, and the struck elderly woman immediately fainted on the ground.
Another elderly woman rushed over, attempting to retaliate against Mrs. Wang who had attacked her partner. But before she could get close, Mrs. Wang's partner picked up the stick and smashed it towards her head. She couldn't dodge in time, got hit on the head, and blood started flowing immediately. Just as the four were fighting in a group, the policemen from Liuhe Chengzhong Police Station arrived upon receiving the alarm and rushed forward to control the four.
Subsequently, the four were taken onto the police car. Two injured individuals were sent to the hospital for treatment first, while the other two were brought to the police station for investigation. The police found out that all four were between 60 to 70 years old. Mrs. Wang from Anhui and a fellow townsman had been begging in the commercial street area of Liuhe Changjiang Road for over a year. After this Spring Festival, two elderly women from other places also came to the commercial street to beg. Mrs. Wang believed that their arrival affected their income. After a few words of argument over the competition for the begging spot, they started fighting. (Reported by Li Shaofu)