A former preschool teacher was sentenced to nine months and two weeks' jail on Monday (July 28) for repeatedly tripping a toddler at the centre where she worked.Her actions caused the girl to suffer bruises to her face and bleeding from the nose, reported The Straits times and CNA.Saiidah Kamarudin, 34, had pleaded guilty in June to one of two counts of ill-treating the 20-month-old girl in the case which occurred in November 2023. The other charge was taken into consideration for her sentencing.Media reports did not name the victim and the childcare centre, to protect the girl's identity.Saiidah, a mother of two herself, had started working at the centre in late September but tendered her resignation a month later.On Nov 6, while serving her notice, she had taken the victim to the toilet area to clean her up. While seated with the girl in front of her, Saiidah swept her right leg outwards, which caught the toddler's left foot, causing her to stumble.She repeated the action, which resulted in the girl falling backwards onto the floor. Saiidah picked her up and continued to clean her face. Read more