{"id":42400,"date":"2026-04-07T12:40:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T04:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=42400"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:40:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T04:40:55","slug":"man-charged-for-allegedly-slapping-boy-in-woodlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=42400","title":{"rendered":"Man charged for allegedly slapping boy in Woodlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 A man who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/man-arrested-for-allegedly-slapping-4-year-old-boy-outside-woodlands-preschool?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">allegedly slapped a four-year-old boy<\/span><\/a> at a Woodlands bus stop and <!-- -->threatened to break the child\u2019s fingers<!-- --> was charged in court on April 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Muhammad Firdhaus Mokhtar, 36, is accused of one count each of assault, harassment, and using criminal force on another person. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He purportedly committed the offences at a bus stop near Block 875 Woodlands Street 82 at around noon on March 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Details about the child cannot be disclosed as there is a gag order on his identity. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Firdhaus\u2019 child is said to be the boy\u2019s classmate at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Court documents stated that Firdhaus allegedly struck both sides of the boy\u2019s face.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He is also said to have grabbed the boy\u2019s right arm and swung it back, causing the latter to step back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Court documents stated that the man allegedly threatened to <!-- -->break<!-- --> the child\u2019s fingers that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The boy later went to KK Women\u2019s and Children\u2019s Hospital, and its staff alerted the police at around 5pm on March 6 after he was found with injuries to his <!-- -->cheek<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Police officers arrested Firdhaus later that day, and his case will be mentioned again in court on April 28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">For assaulting a child below 14 years old, an offender can be jailed for up to six years, fined up to $10,000 or both. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/man-charged-after-he-allegedly-slapped-4-year-old-boy-at-woodlands-bus-stop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A man who allegedly slapped a four-year-old boy at a Woodlands bus stop and threatened to break the child\u2019s fingers was charged 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