The diner told staff a faulty high chair made his daughter cry and asked for a refund, but it's alleged he took a screw from the chair and hurt her himself
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NEED TO KNOW
- A 24-year-old has been arrested and charged with domestic violence-related common assault and a deception offence after allegedly making his daughter cry to get a refund at a restaurant
- The man told staff at the Mr. Wong restaurant in Sydney that a faulty high chair made the 1-year-old cry, but it’s alleged he actually pressed a screw from the high chair into her leg himself
- He left the eatery with his daughter, but after staff reviewed CCTV footage and called the police, he was arrested the following day
A customer at a popular Chinese restaurant in Sydney, Australia, has been arrested and charged after he allegedly hurt his baby daughter in a bid to get a refund on his meal.
The 24-year-old man visited the restaurant, which serves Cantonese cuisine, on the afternoon of Sunday, June 21. It's claimed he complained to staff that a faulty high chair made his daughter cry before demanding his money back, New South Wales Police told PEOPLE.
The man left with his 1-year-old after staff waived his bill, which was the equivalent of about $67. Local outlet The Daily Telegraph reported that the man is a British national and the baby is his daughter.
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However, staff reviewed CCTV footage and called the police at about 3:30 p.m. local time, alleging to officers that the man assaulted the baby. He is accused of pressing a screw from the high chair into her leg to make her cry, police told PEOPLE.
The following day, at about 2:30 p.m., officers arrested the man at an RV park in Narrabeen, a beachside suburb of Sydney, per the police statement.
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Police confirmed to PEOPLE that he was taken to nearby Manly Police Station and charged with domestic violence-related common assault and dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception.
Per The Daily Telegraph, the man has been known to use an alias and is part of a group of people who regularly come to Australia from the U.K. to move around in RVs.
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The man, who cannot be named due to legal restrictions preventing children alleged to be victims of crime from being identified, has been granted conditional bail and will appear before Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday, July 15.
PEOPLE reached out to Merivale, Mr. Wong's parent company, for comment but did not immediately hear back.
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