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Officer from welfare home gets fine after elbowing, kicking 10-year-old boy in prayer hall
CNA Singapore✓
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A 43-year-old welfare home officer who practices silat was fined for physically assaulting a 10-year-old boy inside a prayer hall. Believing the child was smirking at him, the man struck the boy in the face, kicked him, and pushed him to the ground.
WHY IT MATTERS
This case highlights the legal consequences faced by institutional caregivers who commit violence against children under their supervision.
Thinking that the boy was smirking at him, the 43-year-old man, who practises the martial art form of silat, struck the boy in the face and kicked and pushed him until he fell.
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