Mother alleges 4-year-old son was slapped twice by another parent after showing middle finger outside Woodlands school

A Facebook post by a mother alleging that her four-year-old son was slapped twice by another parent outside his school in Woodlands has been shared more than 3,000 times at the time of writing.

In the post published on Mar 6, Faezah Hamid said the incident happened outside the school when her son Isaac was playing catching with his classmates.

Man allegedly slapped the child twice

According to Faezah, her helper called her while crying hysterically and said that Isaac had been slapped by a man who was the father of one of Isaac’s classmates.

She said Isaac had been playing with other children and at one point showed his middle finger, something she described as a gesture children sometimes do without understanding the meaning.

Faezah claimed that the man approached her helper, who was holding Isaac’s hand, and asked if she was the child’s mother.

When the helper said she was not, Faezah said the man grabbed Isaac by the collar and slapped him across the face.

Isaac reportedly said, “Not pain!” while trying to hold back his tears.

Faezah alleged that when the helper tried to pull Isaac away, the man held on to the child and slapped him again, this time harder, on the other cheek.

Incident happened in front of others

Faezah said the incident took place in front of other parents, helpers and children outside the school.

She added that after slapping the child, the man walked back into the school and told the teachers what he had done.

Other parents present reportedly contacted the school to inform the teachers about the incident.

Faezah said her helper was shaking and crying uncontrollably while bringing Isaac home.

Mother says she will pursue legal action

Faezah said the incident happened near the bus stop at Block 875 Woodlands at around 12pm.

In her post, she said no adult has the right to lay hands on someone else’s child.

She added that if a child does something wrong, the adult should inform the caregiver or parents instead.

Faezah also said she intends to pursue the matter through legal channels and asked anyone who witnessed the incident to contact her.

You can read the full text of her Facebook post below:

Today, my 4-year-old son was slapped by a grown man outside his school in Woodlands. Twice, left and right on his cheeks.

My helper called me crying hysterically. She could barely speak. She told me Isaac was playing catching with other classmates. When he was caught, he showed his middle finger something children sometimes do without even understanding the meaning.

Instead of correcting him like a responsible adult, this man, a father of one of his classmate walked up to my helper with pulling Isaac hand and asked if she was Isaac’s mother. You hold my kid’s hand eh. Intentionally physical contact that may cause harm.

*First Slap* physical contact that caused harm

When she said she was the helper, he grabbed my 4-year-old son by the collar and slapped him across the face. Isaac responded, “ Not pain!” And he tried to hold his tears.

By the collar eh, i repeat. Collar of a kid.

*Second Slap* physical contact that caused harm

My helper tried to pull Isaac away. But this man held onto my child and slapped him again even harder on the other cheek.

After the second slap, Isaac still stood there probably shocked. He broke down hard when he realised my helper cried frantically.

This happened in front of other parents, helpers and children outside the school. The other parents realised it wasn’t any of us, Isaac’s parent who had hit him and immediately called the school to inform the teachers.

My helper was so shaken she was sobbing uncontrollably while bringing Isaac home.

And what shocked me even more?

After slapping my child, this man actually walked back into the school and proudly told the teachers what he had done.

Let me make something very clear. No adult has the right to lay hands on someone else’s child.

Isaac is FOUR years old. Still in diapers!

If a child does something wrong, you speak to the caregiver. You inform the parents. You walk away.

You do NOT grab a child and slap him.

To the matrep who did this, mat you picked the wrong child. You sure picked the wrong match.

Singapore is a country of law and order. Physically hitting a minor can amount to extended penalties. What more such as assault or voluntarily causing hurt a minor under the Section 74B Penal Code.

I will be pursuing this matter through the proper legal channels. What happened today is completely unacceptable and it will not be ignored.

Nobody touches my child or any child like this. You created unnecessary trauma to my kid!

If you have witnessed this incident today at Blk 875 Woodlands bus stop around 12pm, please reach out to me and if you also you believe children should be protected from violence from public, please share this.