Originally posted by alba:
anytips, can i make police report if my step mum keep on threatening she will hurt my child if given a chance, she keep saying things like i will beat up your child, i will slap her nsomething bad from her witch mouth. she is so cunning, manipulative, and hate me cos i am very close to my dad so she is so angry, and jeolus. i tried to make nice with her, but still she just hate me, i can't even call him when she is around. she is ill treating my dad too. just thinking can i make police report that she threating.
You have a child? How old ar? Child in Law is under 14 years old leh.
If your step mum really hurt your child hor, then she may be fine $4000 + 4 years of jail or Both.
I hope this helps
Ill-treatment of child or young person
5. —(1) A person shall be guilty of an offence if, being a person who has the custody, charge or care of a child or young person, he ill-treats the child or young person or causes, procures or knowingly permits the child or young person to be ill-treated by any other person.
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(2) For the purposes of this Act, a person ill-treats a child or young person if that person, being a person who has the custody, charge or care of the child or young person —
(a) subjects the child or young person to physical or sexual abuse;
(b) wilfully or unreasonably does, or causes the child or young person to do, any act which endangers or is likely to endanger the safety of the child or young person or which causes or is likely to cause the child or young person —
(i) any unnecessary physical pain, suffering or injury;
(ii) any emotional injury; or
(iii) any injury to his health or development; or
(c) wilfully or unreasonably neglects, abandons or exposes the child or young person with full intention of abandoning the child or young person or in circumstances that are likely to endanger the safety of the child or young person or to cause the child or young person —
(i) any unnecessary physical pain, suffering or injury;
(ii) any emotional injury; or
(iii) any injury to his health or development.
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(3) For the purpose of subsection (2) (c), the parent or guardian of a child or young person shall be deemed to have neglected the child or young person in a manner likely to cause him physical pain, suffering or injury or emotional injury or injury to his health or development if the parent or guardian wilfully or unreasonably neglects to provide adequate food, clothing, medical aid, lodging, care or other necessities of life for the child or young person.
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(4) A person may be convicted of an offence under this section notwithstanding —
(a) that any actual suffering or injury on the part of the child or young person or the likelihood of any suffering or injury on the part of the child or young person was obviated by the action of another person; or
(b) the death of the child or young person in respect of whom the offence is committed.
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(5) Subject to subsection (6), any person who is guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction —
(a) in the case where death is caused to the child or young person, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or to both; and
(b) in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $4,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years or to both.
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(6) The court may, in lieu of or in addition to any punishment specified in subsection (5), order the person guilty of an offence under this section to execute a bond, with or without sureties, as the court may determine, to be of good behaviour for such period as the court thinks fit, and may include in such bond a condition requiring such person to undergo such counselling, psychotherapy or other programme as may be specified therein.
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(7) If a person who is ordered to execute a bond of good behaviour under subsection (6) fails to comply with any of the conditions of such bond, he shall —
(a) if such bond is in lieu of a penalty under subsection (5), be liable to the penalty provided for in that subsection; or
(b) if such bond is in addition to a penalty under subsection (5), be liable to a further fine not exceeding $20,000 or to a further term of imprisonment not exceeding 7 years or to both.
Credit to Singapore Statutes Online.