Belgrade Tennis Association reacts to video of father brutally assaulting daughter on the court

A video showing a father kicking his daughter in the stomach has gone viral in Europe

The video that shows the father, Chinese citizen W.L. (51), brutally assaulting his daughter on a Red Star Tennis Club court, kicking her in the stomach and hitting her, has been seen all over Europe and caused outrage, and the Tennis Association of Belgrade (TSB) has reacted.

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"We condemn in the strongest terms the brutal violence that happened on the tennis court during a training session. We found out that this was a case of domestic violence, considering that the attacker is the father of a young tennis player.

The Tennis Association of Belgrade has always been alerting the Disciplinary Commission of the Tennis Association of Serbia about any knowledge of cases of violence during competitions and in dressing rooms, and processed some of these, and in some cases, the Prosecutor's Office was also involved.

This time as well, in cooperation with the Prosecutor's Office, we are working in order to conclude this case as soon as possible. We have also organized several workshops for parents of young tennis players in order to take proactive approach and prevent something like this from happening again.

The ambition of the parents very often exceeds the realistic possibilities of their children. The path from mental to physical abuse is often very short. We see preventive action involving the child, the parent, the coach, and the club and through the workshops that TSB has organized and will continue to organize, as the right way to combat this acute problem of our society in general.

Domestic violence is present in all aspects of life, and therefore, unfortunately, in sports as well," the TSB statement said.

On Sunday, the Belgrade police arrested Chinese citizen W.L. (51), and he is scheduled to appear before the First Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade today.

(Telegraf.rs)