12 girls in Taiwan beat up & strip teen who couldn't pay S$203 for damaging classmate's clothes

A high school student in Taiwan was beaten up by more than 10 classmates, forced to strip, and had videos of the assault uploaded online.

This came after she was unable to pay NT$5,000 (S$203) in compensation to one of the classmates for accidentally damaging the latter's clothes.

Assault

The bullying incident occurred on Aug. 29, 2023.

The victim had allegedly borrowed a pair of overalls from a female classmate that were worth around NT$500 (S$20), reported TNCNews.

After accidentally damaging the overalls, the victim was asked to pay 10 times the price of the overalls in compensation.

When she was unable to do so, several female classmates conspired to enact revenge.

More than 12 girls lured the victim to a tourist attraction at Nanliao Fishing Port, where they ambushed her, and beat her up with baseball bats and burned her with cigarettes, reported Yahoo.

Her top was also forcibly removed.

Meanwhile, the assault was filmed and uploaded online.

Several bystanders, including a man surnamed Chen, filmed and took photos of the incident.

Man sentenced to jail

Police found out about the incident after the video was circulated online.

Through investigations, they found that the perpetrators were minors as well.

Chen, who was 18 years old at the time, was sentenced on May 28, 2026 to three years and seven months in prison, reported Yahoo.

Chen has reportedly reached a settlement with the victim's parents and has paid compensation.