It's a good thing he didn't hit her with one of those Christmas fruit cakes that get passed around from year to year, and from family to family. Those things can be hard as a rock, and one of them might have caused some serious damage.
My brother and I have been giving each other the same fruitcake each Christmas for about 35 years.
It’s a junky cheap $1.19 fruitcake but still feels soft enough to eat.
I lke those with a pot of tea!