Child abuse at educational facility: Man’s aunt faces charges for failing to protect the kids
The woman, 46, is accused of having care of a child and knowingly permitting the child to be ill-treated.
A woman, 46, is facing charges under the Children and Young Persons Act for failing to protect primary school students from repeated abuse at an educational facility she operated, according to court documents. The woman, a Malaysian and Singapore permanent resident, cannot be named due to a gag order protecting the identities of the victimized children.
She is accused of knowingly permitting her nephew, a 31-year-old Singaporean, to ill-treat the children, despite him admitting to physically beating one victim. Her nephew was sentenced to nine years and 10 months in prison and eight strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to child abuse and related charges. The abuse took place between February and March 2023, and the woman's case is scheduled for a pre-trial conference on August 26.
Those found guilty of knowingly permitting a child they are caring for to be ill-treated can receive up to eight years in prison, a fine of up to $8,000, or both. The educational facility provided accommodation for students and workers, as well as management consultancy services for foreign students. The nephew, who had no teaching or childcare qualifications and was hired as a manager in 2016, abused the students, including punching and beating them with a clothes hanger, forcing them into a push-up position for extended periods, and making one six-year-old boy drink his own urine.
The abuse resulted in severe injuries for the victims, including lung injury, muscle breakdown, severe hypertension, multiple rib fractures, and other traumas.
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