Ex-pre-school teacher admits ill-treating four children

A former pre-school teacher employed by Kinderland has admitted to ill-treating the children under her charge, with acts that included squeezing open the mouths of two children to force-feed them water.

- Nadine Chua

Lin Min pleaded guilty on March 5 to three counts of ill-treating a child.

The court heard she had abused a total of four children, who were between one and three years old at the time. Three other similar charges will be taken into consideration for her sentencing, which is slated for March 13.

The Mandarin teacher, 35, has since been fired by the school.

The case made headlines in 2023 when videos of the abuse taken by another teacher were uploaded on social media.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Jotham Tay said Lin began working as a pre-school teacher in March 2020.

Her first victim, referred to in court documents as V1, was a year and 10 months old when the incident happened.

The victims cannot be named due to a gag order protecting their identities.

In June 2023, Lin saw V1's water bottle was full and realised she had not been drinking water.

She tried to get the girl to drink her water, but when she refused, Lin grabbed her by her arms and pushed her down on the floor.