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.
