Almost 10 years’ jail for S’porean who abused primary school pupils, forced 6-year-old boy to drink urine
He punched the children, beat them with a clothes hanger, and even forced a victim to drink his own urine.
A Singaporean man, aged 31, has been sentenced to nine years and ten months in prison, along with eight lashes, for abusing primary school pupils under his supervision at a private educational facility in 2023. The abuse included punching, beating with a clothes hanger, forcing a six-year-old boy to drink his own urine, and making him remain in a push-up position for extended periods.
The six-year-old boy suffered severe injuries, including rib fractures, kidney failure, and dialysis requirements for nine days. The man pleaded guilty to child abuse, voluntarily causing grievous hurt, and providing false or misleading information to the Ministry of Manpower. Despite acknowledging the boy's history of abuse from his alcoholic father and gangster brother, the judge emphasized that this does not excuse the brutal acts committed towards the vulnerable victims.
Prosecutors highlighted the man's cruel treatment of the six-year-old, who was deprived of food, subjected to physical torture, and given insufficient medical care. The boy, who lived in the facility with his family, was subjected to prolonged physical abuse, including holding a push-up position for over an hour, being punched, stomped on, and having a chair placed on him.
The man's aunt, who ran the facility, was unaware of the extent of the abuse until the boy's father intervened and demanded the boy be taken to the hospital.
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