Mother pleads guilty to charge of ill-treating son when he was 7

A woman, 30, was convicted of abusing her then seven-year-old son by slapping his face, stepping on his leg and kicking his body.

- Nadine Chua

She pleaded guilty on Nov 26 to one charge of ill-treating him.

The woman cannot be named due to a court-imposed gag order to protect her son’s identity. He is now nine years old.

On Nov 21, 2022, at a location redacted from court documents, the boy’s parents had an argument over the mother’s use of abusive language towards the son, Deputy Public Prosecutor Emily Koh said.

After their argument, the father went to the living room to pray while she made a phone call. As she was on the phone in the hallway of the living room, she reprimanded the boy, who was walking around the living room.

She slapped his face and he stumbled backwards. She advanced towards him aggressively, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the floor, as she continued reprimanding him and pointing her finger at him, said the prosecutor.

As he lay on the floor, she stepped on his leg and kicked his body. Her acts were caught on CCTV.

Hearing the commotion, the father intervened and a scuffle ensued between the adults.