SINGAPORE — She called her stepson a “prostitute’s child” and tore up his Good Conduct Award, claiming that the boy did not deserve it.
The demeaning remarks were not the only form of abuse that the 43-year-old woman subjected her stepson, then 11 years old, to. She also slapped him on the cheeks and hit him on the head with a mug, and hit him on the nose, on separate occasions – drawing blood with each act of violence.
The Singaporean woman, who cannot be named due to a gag order, pleaded guilty to three charges of ill-treating a child on Tuesday (1 September), with two similar charges to be taken into consideration when she is sentenced.
The woman lived with her stepson, his father – whom she was married to – and her biological daughter at a public housing flat.
The abuse occurred as early as November 2016, when the boy placed an empty plate in the sink after finishing his meal. A while later, the woman called him to the kitchen and asked him to wash the plate, telling him, “you think I am your maid is it”. While he did as instructed, the woman hit the back of his head with a ceramic mug, causing him to bleed.
When she realised the wound was bleeding, the woman brought the boy to the toilet to wash it and informed her husband about the incident. The boy was brought to a hospital where his three scalp lacerations were treated. No police report was lodged then, as the woman apologised and promised not to hit the boy again.
However, she did not keep her word. On 19 May 2017, she slapped the boy a few times on his face after he failed to recall an English test question. The boy felt dizzy and heard a ringing sound in his head. He also tasted blood in his mouth. He was brought to a relative’s home the next day and his paternal aunt lodged a police report after observing his injuries.
The aunt decided to report the matter as it was not the first time the boy had been abused by his stepmother.
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The demeaning remarks were not the only form of abuse that the 43-year-old woman subjected her stepson, then 11 years old, to. She also slapped him on the cheeks and hit him on the head with a mug, and hit him on the nose, on separate occasions – drawing blood with each act of violence.
The Singaporean woman, who cannot be named due to a gag order, pleaded guilty to three charges of ill-treating a child on Tuesday (1 September), with two similar charges to be taken into consideration when she is sentenced.
The woman lived with her stepson, his father – whom she was married to – and her biological daughter at a public housing flat.
The abuse occurred as early as November 2016, when the boy placed an empty plate in the sink after finishing his meal. A while later, the woman called him to the kitchen and asked him to wash the plate, telling him, “you think I am your maid is it”. While he did as instructed, the woman hit the back of his head with a ceramic mug, causing him to bleed.
When she realised the wound was bleeding, the woman brought the boy to the toilet to wash it and informed her husband about the incident. The boy was brought to a hospital where his three scalp lacerations were treated. No police report was lodged then, as the woman apologised and promised not to hit the boy again.
However, she did not keep her word. On 19 May 2017, she slapped the boy a few times on his face after he failed to recall an English test question. The boy felt dizzy and heard a ringing sound in his head. He also tasted blood in his mouth. He was brought to a relative’s home the next day and his paternal aunt lodged a police report after observing his injuries.
The aunt decided to report the matter as it was not the first time the boy had been abused by his stepmother.
More at https://sg.news.yahoo.com/woman-adm...s-child-abusing-him-repeatedly-060136182.html
