\n<\/p>\n
SINGAPORE \u2013 A pre-school teacher has been hauled to court for allegedly ill-treating three children under her care, including force-feeding one child until she vomited. <\/p>\n
The 36-year-old Singaporean woman, who cannot be named to protect the identities of the victims, was handed three charges under the Children and Young Persons Act on Nov 20. <\/p>\n
Charge sheets state that the incidents took place in September 2024. The location where the incidents occurred was redacted from court documents. <\/p>\n
On Sept 23 that year, the teacher allegedly force-fed a 12-month-old child until she vomited, and hit her on her face and back. <\/p>\n
Two days later, on Sept 25, she allegedly stuffed a bib into an eight-month-old baby\u2019s mouth and put a blanket over the child\u2019s face. <\/p>\n
That day, she also allegedly ill-treated a third child, who was 10 months old, by hitting the child on the right hand. <\/p>\n
She purportedly lifted a bumper chair the child was sitting in and dropped it from knee height. <\/p>\n
The woman did not indicate a plea when her case was mentioned in court. <\/p>\n
She was offered bail of $15,000. Her case will be heard again on Dec 18. <\/p>\n
If convicted of ill-treating a child, she could be fined up to $8,000 or jailed for up to eight years, or both, for each charge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n