Singapore jails father who chained son in toilet for lying, not doing homework
- The man, who also hit the boy with a rubber hosepipe, was sentenced to two years’ jail for ill-treating his child
On multiple occasions, a man chained his son, aged 10 or 11, to a rod in the toilet for up to five hours as punishment for telling lies or not doing his homework.
On at least one occasion, he repeatedly hit the boy with a rubber hosepipe because the boy had angered him by texting his wife, from whom the man had divorced.
On Friday, the 53-year-old Singaporean was sentenced to two years’ jail after pleading guilty to three counts of ill-treating a child under his care.
A charge of criminal intimidation was taken into consideration during the sentencing.
The parties involved cannot be named under a court order to protect the victim’s identity.
The court heard that at the time of the offences, the man had custody of his biological son after a divorce with his wife.