A Singapore court fines a 29-year-old behavioural therapist after she dragged a four-year-old boy onto the floor during a session. The boy, who has special needs, hits the therapist in the face, and the court finds the therapist voluntarily caused hurt to a minor.
All outlets say the therapist, Tricia Lee Hsien, pleads guilty to one charge of voluntarily causing hurt to a person under 14 and is fined S$5,000. South China Morning Post adds that she is grabbed and dragged his hand as she removes him from his chair, while Channel NewsAsia and The Straits Times focus more succinctly on the incident and the outcome.
The reporting frames the event around the therapist’s response to being repeatedly hit. Prosecution characterises the matter as exceptional, with the harm assessed as low and the act described as isolated, while the coverage remains centred on the court’s penalty and the therapist’s plea.
