Man who punished son by chaining him to toilet fixture for hours gets 2 years’ jail

A father in Singapore sentenced to two years in prison on Friday ( Jun 14), after locking his son to a bathroom for days at once.

The 53-year-old admitted guilt in the State Courts to three counts of child abuse against his then 13-year-old child in the Children and Young Persons Act. His imprisonment was based on a single criminal intimidation count. &nbsp,

The gentleman, a Grab drivers, never been named to defend his son’s identity. &nbsp,

The man’s divorce from his family led to the court’s discovery that he had regained custody of his son. He and his brother were living together. &nbsp,

The accused discovered that his brother had been texting his mother on November 30, 2022, despite being instructed to stop communicating with her.

Angered, the father slapped the left side of the victim’s mouth, leaving him with a traumatic injury to his ears. &nbsp,

The guy then used a bright rubber hose to inflict bruin on his son’s upper arm, again, and left thigh, leaving bruises.

The prey was afterwards brought to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, where he and his family reported the injury. The person admitted to causing the injury and claimed to have previously struck his brother. &nbsp,

In 2022, the gentleman used a metallic chain to control his son on three occasions, according to investigations that later revealed that the guy had violated his son’s promise to no contact his mother in regards to no contacting his mother. &nbsp,

The person may use a lock to secure the metal chain to a metallic bar next to the toilet’s basin and wrap it thrice around either his son’s ankle or wrist.

Next, to prevent his son from hurting, he may spot a rubber line between the string and the child’s wrist or ankle. &nbsp,

Before leaving the boy only for two to five days, he may even spot 1 liter of water and food on a table for his child. &nbsp, In the meantime, the gentleman would go to sleep or keep the system. &nbsp,

The boy’s solicitor, Mr Mansur Husain sought 12 to 15 months ‘ prison for his clientele, adding that his customer acknowledges his crime. &nbsp,

According to District Judge Chay Yuen Fatt, the victim’s punishment was “harmful, cruel, and entirely unneeded.” He noted that the defense had come to terms with the accusation that the accused had gone too far in terms of disciplining and inciting criminal behavior against his brother. &nbsp,

For ill- treating a child, the man could have been jailed for up to eight years, fined up to S$ 8, 000 ( US$ 5, 920 ), or both.