SINGAPORE: A woman who abused her sons and threw her boyfriend’s phone down from the fifth floor of a housing block, along with a standing fan, was sentenced to a prison term on Wednesday (Apr 22).
The 36-year-old Vietnamese woman, who is a Singapore permanent resident, pleaded guilty to one count each of ill-treating her son and committing a rash act. Several other charges were taken into consideration.
THE CASE
The court heard that the woman, who cannot be named to protect her sons’ identities, had two boys with her ex-boyfriend, a 53-year-old Singaporean man.
The woman had custody of her sons, then aged eight and nine.
In early September 2024, the older son went to the market in the morning to buy noodles. He soiled his pants as he suddenly felt the urge to defecate.
When he got home, his mother told him to go straight to the toilet, where she washed him.
During the shower, the woman was angry with the boy for soiling himself. She used the showerhead to hit his head before pushing his head onto the wall multiple times.
The boy suffered cuts on his head and bled profusely.
His mother bandaged him, but the boy did not seek medical treatment.
The boy and his brother later told their father that they had been slapped by their mother at her house. A video later showed the woman hitting her two sons with cardboard.
