SINGAPORE – Upset with a toddler’s behaviour during feeding time, an infant care teacher at a pre-school slapped the 16-month-old boy’s right hand nine times and pushed his face twice.
On April 10, the 32-year-old Singaporean woman pleaded guilty to ill-treating the child, and was sentenced to eight months and two weeks’ jail.
A second similar charge involving an eight-month-old boy was considered during her sentencing.
Details about the offender cannot be disclosed due to a gag order to protect the identities of the two children.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Darren Ang said that the woman started working at the pre-school in 2017. Details of the school have been redacted from court documents.
She was tasked to care for about 10 children who were between two months and 17 months old.
