SINGAPORE – A woman was working as a programme staff at a care service provider for kindergarten children when she flew into a rage and ill-treated three victims aged four and five years old.
On Oct 28, the 35-year-old Singaporean woman was sentenced to six months’ jail after she pleaded guilty to two counts of ill-treating a child in July 2024.
Details about her, the victims and the location of the offences cannot be disclosed due to a gag order to protect the children’s identities.
Her offences came to light the next day when a child’s parent lodged a complaint, stating that the child was afraid to attend the care service due to the woman’s behaviour.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Eugene Lau told the court that as part of her job, the offender had to take care of a class of about 12 or 13 kindergarten pupils on weekdays from 7am to 1pm at a centre.
While at work on July 25, 2024, she became angry as she felt that the first victim, a five-year-old boy, was misbehaving.
The DPP said: “She went over to the first victim, who was standing behind his chair. Grabbing his arm with one hand, she pulled him to the side and flung away his chair with her other hand.”
