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SINGAPORE \u2013 A behavioural therapist was fined after she dragged a boy with Asperger\u2019s syndrome, a form of autism, from a chair onto the floor.<\/p>\n
Tricia Lee Hsien, 29, was fined $5,000 on Oct 28 after pleading guilty to one count of voluntarily causing hurt to a person below 14.<\/p>\n
She was employed by Autism Recovery Network Singapore in January 2024.<\/p>\n
The next month, she was assigned to conduct lessons with the four-year-old boy in his home.<\/p>\n
The boy\u2019s parents had installed a security camera in his room but did not intervene during lessons, even when he threw tantrums, as they trusted Lee.<\/p>\n
During a lesson on June 13, 2024, Lee was reading a book to the boy when he began fidgeting.<\/p>\n
She told him to place his hands on the table so that he would not be violent or snatch items.<\/p>\n
He did not listen and tried to grab the book.<\/p>\n
After Lee pulled the book away, the boy hit her in the face, knocking off her spectacles.<\/p>\n
Lee put her spectacles back on and swung her left hand aggressively twice, before forcefully throwing the book on the floor.<\/p>\n
She then picked the book up and threw it against the table and wall.<\/p>\n
The boy hit her face two more times, knocking off her spectacles again.<\/p>\n
Lee then stood up and grabbed the boy\u2019s hand, dragging him off the chair onto the floor to hurt him.<\/p>\n
After that, she carried him out of the room and told his father that he had hit her face.<\/p>\n
The session ended after several attempts to calm the boy failed.<\/p>\n
His mother later reviewed the security camera footage and was shocked by what she saw.<\/p>\n
She told Lee\u2019s employer about the incident and sent them the footage.<\/p>\n
She also made a police report and brought the boy to the hospital the next day. No physical injuries were found.<\/p>\n
Lee\u2019s employment was terminated on June 14, 2024.<\/p>\n
For voluntarily causing hurt to a person under 14, she could have been jailed for up to six years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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