Shopkeeper cuffs 9-year-old who returned “hard” tennis rolls

Police in Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), have arrested a shopkeeper after she hit a nine-year-old girl several times about her body when the child returned a pack of tennis rolls.
Reports are that the incident occurred at about 12:00h on Wednesday at No 50 Village, Corentyne, Berbice.
It was reported that the girl was sent to the grocery shop by her grandmother to purchase a pack of tennis rolls. The victim returned home, but her grandmother told her that the tennis rolls were hard and she must return it.
According to the Police, the nine-year-old took the tennis rolls to the grocery store and placed it on the table and reportedly told the shopkeeper that she must take the $200 and buy her coffin.
The shopkeeper then held onto the girl and dealt her six cuffs to her back.
The crying child returned home and related what transpired to her grandmother, who then made a report to the Police.
The shopkeeper was arrested as investigations are in progress.