SINGAPORE – A former early intervention teacher at a childcare centre was sentenced to 1½ years’ jail on June 22 after she used a pen to repeatedly stab the head of a six-year-old boy with special needs for no apparent reason.
The 45-year-old woman had earlier pleaded guilty to ill-treating the boy, who sustained several wounds.
He was said to have been traumatised for weeks and became more needy.
The woman cannot be named owing to a gag order to protect the identity of the victim. Details about the childcare centre also cannot be disclosed due to the order.
In earlier proceedings, the court heard that the child has autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
He could speak only one word at a time when the incident occurred.
The woman was his form teacher and the only adult in the classroom at around 3pm on Nov 16, 2022.
When she saw the boy walking towards a table where some stationery was kept, she picked up a pen, rushed towards him and stabbed his head several times with it.
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