Chinese woman charged with beating a U.S. tourist

Chinese authorities arrested a man in the U.K. on Monday for allegedly beating a woman with a pingpang paddle.

The 21-year-old man was taken to a London police station and charged with assault and causing actual bodily harm, according to the Metropolitan Police Service.

The incident happened on Oct. 17 in Harlow, southwest England, according the Met.

Police said the victim was on her way home from a wedding when the suspect allegedly struck her in the head.

She sustained cuts to her head and face, and was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Harlequins, the Met said.