5 million viewers shocked by video of Chinese teenager attacking his mother because she refused to give him money

According to SCMPthe incident occurred on September 15 in front of their home in a residential complex in Shandong province. The footage, recorded by a passerby and posted on Chinese platform Xiaozheng Video, shows the boy insulting, chasing and kicking his middle-aged mother.

Resort security personnel eventually intervened and called the police. Despite their attempts to subdue him, the boy continued to lunge at his mother until police arrived and managed to subdue him.

Illustration of an angry boy. Photo courtesy of Unsplash

Local shopkeepers who witnessed the altercation said the boy’s violent behavior was likely due to his mother’s refusal to give him money. They noted that the mother, who divorced the boy’s father and allegedly spoiled him afterward, did not fight back during the attack and asked bystanders not to intervene.

A resident later observed that the mother took her son home after the incident.

The video has sparked widespread concern over the mother’s future, with many commenters warning the boy could become more dangerous without proper intervention. “He will definitely do it again. He will probably cause even more harm to society if he does not receive proper punishment and education,” one commenter said.

“Where there is a good mother, there is a useless son,” another person remarked, referring to an ancient Chinese saying.