SINGAPORE – For no apparent reason, an early intervention teacher at a childcare centre used a pen to repeatedly stab the head of a six-year-old special needs boy, causing him to sustain several wounds.The woman later lied to the victim’s parents and the centre’s principal that the boy was injured after using toys to hit himself.Upon the mother’s insistence, the principal reviewed CCTV footage, which revealed the offence.The 45-year-old offender, who had earlier pleaded guilty to ill-treating the child, was initially expected to be sentenced on Tuesday (April 28). She will now be sentenced on June 22.She cannot be named owing to a gag order to protect the victim’s identity, and is no longer working at the centre, which also cannot be identified.The child has autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and could speak only one word at a time when the incident occurred in 2022.Deputy Public Prosecutor Emily Koh said the woman had been an early childhood educator for about 10 years.She was the victim’s form teacher and was the only adult in the classroom at around 3pm on Nov 16, 2022. Read more