SINGAPORE – A man subjected his two sons, one of whom has high-functioning autism spectrum disorder, to repeated mistreatment before lodging a police report against himself in March 2024.
Two months after his action, his wife also reported him to the authorities, revealing that he had committed acts of violence against their two sons over a five-year period – from 2019 to 2024 – with the incidents escalating in both frequency and intensity.
Deputy Public Prosecutor James Chew said: “She stated that when the accused was angry, he would slap, pinch, kick or cane the boys, or would at times use belts or cable wires to punish them.
“He would also make them kneel, or deny them meals, as a form of punishment.”
On Jan 2, the 47-year-old man, who cannot be named due to a gag order to protect the boys’ identities, was sentenced to a year and three months’ jail after he pleaded guilty to three counts of causing physical injuries to the children.
Five other charges were considered during his sentencing.
He started committing the offences around September 2019 when he pinched the chest of the son who has autism, identified in court documents as V1.
The child was nine years old at the time, the court heard.
Between February and March 2020, the man disciplined the boy over a certain undisclosed matter and pinched his chest again, causing it to bruise.
