11-year-old boy allegedly punched 20 times, hit with phone at schoolmate's Halloween party: 'Something bad happened'据称，一名11岁男孩在同学的万圣节派对上被殴打20次，并被手机击中：“发生了不好的事情”
An 11-year-old boy who attended a Halloween party was allegedly punched in the face about 20 times by another child, leaving him with a concussion and a bruised nose. The child's mother Calista, who goes by wanderwithcali on Instagram, posted a video about the incident on Monday (Nov 2), narrating how her child had been physically assaulted by a boy,...
An 11-year-old boy who attended a Halloween party was allegedly punched in the face about 20 times by another child, leaving him with a concussion and a bruised nose.
The child's mother Calista, who goes by wanderwithcali on Instagram, posted a video about the incident on Monday (Nov 2), narrating how her child had been physically assaulted by a boy, believed to be around the same age.
In her video, she mentions that her son was invited to a Halloween party by one of his schoolmates.
As Calista was caring for her infant at home, she booked her son a taxi to the party on his own, explaining that he had been to many parties on his own.
"At that time, this felt like a completely normal parenting decision. I mean he's even been to many parties by himself," said Calista.
However, she was later alerted to the alleged beatings when her son returned home and told her "Mummy, something bad happened at the party".
Calista's son then recounted to her about how the boy had allegedly punched him in the face repeatedly, estimating that it happened about 20 times.
According to him, the boy then proceeded to use a phone to hit both sides of Calista's son's head.
Speaking to AsiaOne, Calista said that the boy was a former neighbour of the Halloween party's host-family and that other children present at the party highlighted how the boy seemed to be a "sore loser with anger issues".
There were also adult eyewitnesses present at the party who confirmed that her son had done nothing to provoke the attack, said Calista.
In a follow-up video posted by Calista a day ago, she updated that her son was confirmed to have suffered a concussion following his review at KK Women's and Children's hospital.
She told AsiaOne that her son is still feeling dizzy and light-headed, and that he has since been unable to attend school due to follow-up appointments at the hospital.
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Horror-filled end to Halloween night
Calista later said in her video that her son had also suffered a bruised nose as a result of the alleged attack.
"Basically Halloween night concluded with the police at my house, paramedics assessing my son and (my son) being taken to the hospital in an ambulance," she added.
Calista said she has since filed a police report, following the incident.
In Calista's Instagram post, she reminded her followers that children don't necessarily always have an instinct to react and in this case, adding that the boy was smaller in stature than her son.
"If a child freezes during an assault, it doesn't make the attack less serious," said Calista.
Calista told AsiaOne that her son did not retaliate as she does not encourage her children to respond to conflict with violence.
"We teach them to behave responsibly but the consequence of that is receiving a concussion and the assailant getting (away) with no consequences or punishment," said Calista.
Following the incident, the host-family has since informed Calista that they have taken action to ensure the boy is not allowed back into the family's home, citing their shock at his violent behaviour.
Calista mentioned that moving forward, she has become more weary about the presence of other children or people, that her own children may not be familiar with and that this incident has prompted her to even re-consider letting her children attend parties on their own anymore.
swetha.sundararajan@asiaone.com
一名 11 岁男孩参加万圣节派对时，据称被另一名儿童打了脸部约 20 次，导致脑震荡和鼻子瘀伤。
孩子的母亲 Calista（Instagram 账号为 wanderwithcali）于周一（11 月 2 日）发布了一段关于此事的视频，讲述了她的孩子如何被一名据信年龄相仿的男孩殴打。
她在视频中提到，她的儿子受邀参加了一位同学举办的万圣节派对。
卡莉斯塔在家照顾婴儿时，她自己给儿子叫了辆出租车去参加派对，并解释说他以前经常独自参加派对。
“当时，我觉得这完全是一个正常的育儿决定。我的意思是，他甚至独自参加过很多聚会，”卡莉斯塔说。
然而，后来她的儿子回家告诉她“妈妈，聚会上发生了不好的事”，她才得知儿子遭到殴打一事。
卡莉斯塔的儿子随后向她讲述了那个男孩如何反复打他的脸，估计打了大约 20 次。
据他所说，随后这名男孩用手机击打卡利斯塔儿子的头部两侧。
卡莉斯塔在接受 AsiaOne 采访时表示，这名男孩是万圣节派对主办家庭的前邻居，参加派对的其他孩子也指出，这名男孩似乎是个“输不起、有愤怒情绪问题的人”。
卡莉斯塔说，派对上还有几名成年目击者，他们证实她的儿子并没有做任何挑衅袭击的事情。
在卡莉斯塔一天前发布的后续视频中，她更新了儿子在KK妇女儿童医院接受检查后确诊为脑震荡的情况。
她告诉亚洲新闻网，她的儿子仍然感到头晕目眩，而且由于需要到医院进行后续复诊，他一直无法上学。
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万圣节之夜以恐怖收尾
卡莉斯塔后来在视频中表示，她的儿子也在这次袭击中鼻子受伤。
“基本上，万圣节之夜以警察到我家、医护人员检查我儿子的情况，然后（我儿子）被救护车送往医院而告终，”她补充道。
卡莉斯塔表示，事发后她已向警方报案。
卡莉斯塔在她的 Instagram 帖子中提醒她的粉丝，孩子们不一定总能本能地做出反应，而且在这个例子中，那个男孩的身材比她的儿子要矮小。
“如果一个孩子在遭受袭击时吓得动弹不得，这并不会减轻袭击的严重性，”卡利斯塔说。
卡莉斯塔告诉亚洲新闻网，她的儿子没有还击，因为她不鼓励孩子用暴力解决冲突。
“我们教导他们要负责任地行事，但结果却是他们遭受脑震荡，而袭击者却逍遥法外，没有受到任何后果或惩罚，”卡利斯塔说。
事件发生后，接待家庭已告知卡莉斯塔，他们已采取措施确保该男孩不得返回家中，并表示对该男孩的暴力行为感到震惊。
卡莉斯塔提到，今后她会更加警惕其他孩子或陌生人的出现，因为她的孩子可能并不熟悉这些人。这件事甚至促使她重新考虑是否还要让自己的孩子独自参加聚会。
swetha.sundararajan@asiaone.com