Man ill-treated daughter, jailed

[Gan Ning]

Oct 27, 2010
Man ill-treated daughter, jailed

By Elena Chong

A MAN forced his 13-year-old daughter's head to the ground, pulled her hair, punched her head and choked her for inviting her friend over to the flat. The 35-year-old was jailed for nine months on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to ill-treating his daughter at home in July last year. A Community Court heard that the accused, who cannot be named to protect the victim's identity, returned home from work that evening after taking two large cans of beer.

He drank some more at home. He then asked the girl, his middle child, if she had invited any of her friends home when no one was in. Scared, the victim started crying and said she had brought a friend home once. Enraged, the accused, who had forbidden her to invite friends over, forced her to kneel in front of him. While sitting on a chair, he pulled her hair, forced her head onto the floor, punched her twice on the head, and used his hands to strangulate her.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Edward Ti said the victim was crying throughout the assault, and gasped for air while being strangulated. He only let go when the victim fell flat on the floor in the midst of struggling. The accused had also ignored his wife's repeated pleas not to hurt the victim. She called the police. The victim suffered abrasions and bruises on the head and back. The accused could have been fined up to $4,000 or jailed for up to four years or to both under the Children and Young Persons Act.

 

[Jiang Wei]

Man jailed 9 months for abusing daughter


Man jailed 9 months for abusing daughter
By Shaffiq Alkhatib | Posted: 27 October 2010 1337 hrs
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SINGAPORE: A 35-year-old man was jailed on Wednesday for nine months, for physically abusing his daughter.

The man cannot be named to protect the girl's identity.

As a result of the abuse, the girl who was then 13 years old, suffered injuries including abrasions on her head and bruises on her neck.

The man, who pleaded guilty on August 27, admitted he flew into a rage after finding out that his daughter had brought a female friend to their flat, last year.

He had come home from work at around 11.30pm on July 14, 2009 after drinking two large cans of beer.

The man drank more beer when he reached his flat and was in the kitchen when he asked the girl if she had invited any friends over while no one else was in.

The girl became scared and started crying as he had forbidden her to do so.

She admitted she had disobeyed his orders and after hearing this, the man ordered her to kneel before him.

He pulled her hair and forced her into a kowtow position.

The abuse soon escalated as the man started punching and strangling the teenager until she was gasping for air.

He only stopped when she fell flat onto the floor.

Throughout the assault, the court heard that his wife had repeatedly told him to stop hurting the girl but he ignored his spouse.

The mother was afraid to intervene and called the police for help.

Officers arrived and the girl was taken to KK Women's and Children's Hospital.

In mitigation, the man said he had received complaints from the girl's school about her grades and bad attitude.

He added he had no intention of abusing her and regretted his actions.

The man could have been jailed up to four years, fined S$4,000 or both.

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