Man admits abusing toddler by choking, dunking, smothering for months until passerby confronted him
Warning: This report contains distressing details of child abuse. SINGAPORE: Over about three months, a man abused a toddler under the age of one in horrific ways, including pushing his head into a pail of water, pressing a pillow onto his face and choking him repeatedly until the child foamed at the mouth. The abuse came to an end only after a woman observed the man choking the child at a void deck. She confronted him before calling the police. Investigations uncovered multiple videos of the man abusing the child, aged nine to 11 months, during the assault. The offender admitted abusing the boy due to a grudge he had against his brother-in-law, the father of the victim. The prosecution is seeking 12 to 15 years’ jail for the 32-year-old Singaporean man, while the defence is asking for eight to 10 years’ jail instead. All parties in this case cannot be named due to gag orders protecting the victim. THE CASE The offender was working as a paramedic with a private ambulance service at the …
