SINGAPORE: An officer at a welfare home was ordered by the court on Monday (Aug 31) to pay a fine of S$8,000 (around US$6,300) for ill-treating a 10-year-old boy.
The 43-year-old Singaporean man pleaded guilty to a charge of ill-treating a child under his care.
The court imposed gag orders protecting the victim, which prevents the accused, the welfare home and the victim from being named.
The offender had been a welfare officer at the home since 2018 and was tasked with supervising the residents. He was also a practitioner of silat, a form of martial arts.
The victim had been a resident at the home for about half a year when a woman spotted him climbing a parapet on the second floor on Aug 11, 2025.
She complained to the welfare officer about the act.
The victim later went to the prayer hall on the first floor and the officer scolded him about it.
About 16 other residents were in the hall waiting for prayers to begin.
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