Domestic helper who punched autistic boy 23 times, recorded abuse jailed in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Oct 30 — A 29-year-old Indonesian domestic helper has reportedly been sentenced to three years in jail for abusing a four-year-old autistic boy in her care, including punching him at least 23 times despite his attempts to protect himself.

According to Singapore’s CNA , the woman, whose identity cannot be disclosed to protect the victims, also kicked the boy’s head twice in a separate incident and recorded videos of her employer’s children naked.

The court reportedly heard that the boy was non-verbal and unable to alert his parents to the abuse, making him particularly vulnerable.

The woman, who began working for the family in January, also allegedly sprayed water directly into the face of the family’s one-year-old boy using a handheld shower head for 16 seconds, causing him to flinch and cry.

The abuse reportedly came to light in March when her employer discovered videos and photographs of the incidents, along with images of his naked children, on her phone.

Investigations subsequently uncovered four videos and two photographs showing the children naked in the toilet, with the woman having sent two videos and both photographs to her husband, CNA reported.

Prosecutors reportedly said the woman had acted out of exhaustion and frustration from caring for the autistic boy, but stressed that her circumstances did not justify the violence.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohamed Riasudeen sought between 35 and 41 months’ imprisonment, while defence lawyer Ariffin Sha argued for a sentence of two years and 10-and-a-half months, noting that she had apologised and previously requested a transfer from the household.

Both sides reportedly agreed that the recordings of the naked children were not made for sexual gratification, although prosecutors argued that her position as their caregiver aggravated the offences.

In sentencing her, District Judge Sharmila Sripathy-Shanaz emphasised the serious breach of trust involved in abusing a child who could neither speak for himself nor seek help.

“Stress is not a license for violence nor is frustration an excuse for cruelty,” the judge said, adding that the sentence would have been considerably longer had there been evidence of physical injury.

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新加坡，10 月 30 日 — 据报道，一名 29 岁的印尼籍女佣因虐待她照顾的一名 4 岁自闭症男孩而被判处三年监禁，其中包括在男孩试图保护自己的情况下，至少殴打他 23 次。

据新加坡亚洲新闻台报道，为保护受害者，该女子的身份不能透露。在另一起事件中，她还两次踢了男孩的头部，并拍摄了雇主的孩子裸体的视频。

据报道，法庭获悉，这名男孩不会说话，无法向父母报告自己遭受的虐待，这使他特别容易受到伤害。

据称，这名女子从一月份开始为这家人工作，她还用手持花洒直接对着这家一岁男孩的脸喷水 16 秒，导致男孩畏缩哭泣。

据报道，这起虐待事件于 3 月份曝光，当时她的雇主在她的手机上发现了这些事件的视频和照片，以及他裸体孩子的照片。

据中央社报道，调查随后发现了四段视频和两张照片，显示孩子们赤身裸体地待在厕所里，其中两段视频和两张照片都发给了她的丈夫。

据报道，检察官表示，这名女子因照顾自闭症男孩而感到疲惫和沮丧，因此实施了暴力行为，但强调她的处境并不能成为暴力行为的理由。

副检察官穆罕默德·里亚苏丁要求判处 35 至 41 个月的监禁，而辩护律师阿里芬·沙则辩称应判处两年零十个月半的监禁，并指出她已经道歉，并且之前曾要求调离该住所。

据报道，双方均同意，拍摄裸体儿童的视频并非出于性满足，但检方认为，她作为儿童监护人的身份加重了罪行。

在宣判时，地区法官沙米拉·斯里帕蒂-沙纳兹强调，虐待一个既不能为自己说话也不能寻求帮助的孩子，是严重违反信任的行为。

“压力不是暴力的通行证，挫折​​也不是残忍的借口，”法官说，并补充说，如果有身体伤害的证据，刑期会更长。

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