Autism therapist fined for dragging 4-year-old boy onto floor

Published Oct 28, 2026, 02:05 PM

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 02:05 PM

A Singapore autism therapist, Tricia Lee Hsien, was fined S$5,000 after pleading guilty to causing hurt to a four-year-old boy with Asperger’s syndrome.

Court heard she dragged the child off a chair onto the floor during a home lesson after he hit her and knocked off her spectacles.

The boy’s mother was shocked after viewing CCTV footage, reported the case to police, and the therapist was sacked.

SINGAPORE – A behavioural therapist was fined after she dragged a boy with Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism, from a chair onto the floor.

Tricia Lee Hsien, 29, was fined $5,000 on Oct 28 after pleading guilty to one count of voluntarily causing hurt to a person below 14.

She was employed by Autism Recovery Network Singapore in January 2024.

The next month, she was assigned to conduct lessons with the four-year-old boy in his home.

The boy’s parents had installed a security camera in his room but did not intervene during lessons, even when he threw tantrums, as they trusted Lee.

During a lesson on June 13, 2024, Lee was reading a book to the boy when he began fidgeting.

She told him to place his hands on the table so that he would not be violent or snatch items.

He did not listen and tried to grab the book.

After Lee pulled the book away, the boy hit her in the face, knocking off her spectacles.

Lee put her spectacles back on and swung her left hand aggressively twice, before forcefully throwing the book on the floor.

She then picked it up and threw it against the table and wall.

The boy hit her face two more times, knocking off her spectacles again.

Lee then stood up and grabbed the boy’s hand, dragging him off the chair onto the floor to hurt him.

After that, she carried him out of the room and told his father that he had hit her face.

The session ended after several attempts to calm the boy failed.

His mother later reviewed the security camera footage and was shocked by what she saw.

She told Lee’s employer about the incident and sent them the footage.

She also made a police report and brought the boy to the hospital the next day. No physical injuries were found.

Lee’s employment was terminated on June 14, 2024.

For voluntarily causing hurt to a person under 14, she could have been jailed for up to six years.

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发布于 2026 年 10 月 28 日下午 2:05

更新于2026年10月28日下午2:05

新加坡自闭症治疗师李贤（Tricia Lee Hsien）承认伤害一名患有阿斯伯格综合症的四岁男孩，被罚款 5000 新元。

法庭获悉，在一次家庭辅导中，孩子打了她，打掉了她的眼镜，之后她把孩子从椅子上拖到地上。

男孩的母亲在观看监控录像后感到震惊，向警方报案，治疗师被解雇。

新加坡——一名行为治疗师因将一名患有阿斯伯格综合症（一种自闭症）的男孩从椅子上拖到地板上而被罚款。

29 岁的李贤（Tricia Lee Hsien）于 10 月 28 日认罪，承认一项故意伤害 14 岁以下儿童的罪名，被罚款 5000 美元。

她于 2024 年 1 月受聘于新加坡自闭症康复网络。

下个月，她被安排到这名四岁男孩家中为他上课。

男孩的父母在他的房间里安装了监控摄像头，但在上课期间，即使他发脾气，他们也没有干预，因为他们信任李老师。

2024年6月13日，李老师在给男孩上课时，男孩开始坐立不安。

她让他把手放在桌子上，以免他有暴力倾向或抢夺物品。

他没有听从劝告，试图抢走那本书。

李把书拿走后，男孩打了她一巴掌，打掉了她的眼镜。

李戴上眼镜，用力挥动左手两次，然后用力将书扔到地上。

然后她捡起它，扔向桌子和墙壁。

男孩又打了她脸两下，再次打掉了她的眼镜。

李站起身，抓住男孩的手，把他从椅子上拖到地上，伤害他。

之后，她把他抱出房间，告诉他父亲他打了她的脸。

在多次试图安抚男孩未果后，会结束了。

他的母亲后来查看了监控录像，被录像内容震惊了。

她将此事告诉了李的雇主，并将录像发送给了他们。

她还报了警，第二天带男孩去了医院。男孩没有受到任何身体伤害。

李的雇佣关系于 2024 年 6 月 14 日终止。

她因故意伤害一名 14 岁以下的人而可能被判处最高六年监禁。

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