{
  "id": 2379091,
  "title": "Singapore jails and canes man for abusing boy, 6",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/singapore-jails-and-canes-man-for-abusing-boy-6",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T12:29:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3364874/singapore-jails-and-canes-man-abusing-boy-6"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A man was sentenced to nine years and 10 months’ jail, and eight strokes of the cane on Friday for abusing multiple young boys who were under his care. The man beat his youngest victim – a six-year-old boy – with a hanger more than 600 times, forced him to hold a push-up position for hours, and made him sleep in the toilet and drink his own urine. The boy suffered severe injuries as a result,…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}