SINGAPORE: A 40-year-old woman has been accused of hitting a one-year-old girl multiple times, leaving a bruise on her right cheek.
The woman cannot be named due to gag orders issued by the court protecting the victim's identity.
She was handed one count of ill-treating a child at about 5pm on Mar 15 this year.
When the prosecutor asked for the gag order to be imposed, the judge asked what the relationship was between the accused and the victim.
The prosecutor replied: "Infant care provider, and the victim was under her care, and the location is the centre."
He said the prosecution was ready to proceed on a single charge.
The woman, who wore a mask and listened quietly to proceedings, said she intended to plead guilty and would not be engaging a lawyer.
She was given a date to plead guilty in January.
If convicted of ill-treating a child in her care under the Children and Young Persons Act, the woman can be jailed for up to eight years, fined up to S$8,000, or both.
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The woman cannot be named due to gag orders issued by the court protecting the victim's identity.
She was handed one count of ill-treating a child at about 5pm on Mar 15 this year.
When the prosecutor asked for the gag order to be imposed, the judge asked what the relationship was between the accused and the victim.
The prosecutor replied: "Infant care provider, and the victim was under her care, and the location is the centre."
He said the prosecution was ready to proceed on a single charge.
The woman, who wore a mask and listened quietly to proceedings, said she intended to plead guilty and would not be engaging a lawyer.
She was given a date to plead guilty in January.
If convicted of ill-treating a child in her care under the Children and Young Persons Act, the woman can be jailed for up to eight years, fined up to S$8,000, or both.
Continue reading...