Woman arrested for allegedly hurting 13-year-old daughter at Havelock mall

A woman was arrested for allegedly hurting her 13-year-old daughter at a mall in Havelock on Wednesday (Aug 12).

In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police said that they were alerted to the incident at 2 Havelock Road — where Havelock 2 shopping mall is located — at 2.30pm. 

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told AsiaOne that they received a call for assistance at around 3:15pm. 

The police arrested the 47-year-old woman for voluntarily causing hurt against a person under the age of 14.

A Facebook user who runs a shop in the mall and witnessed the incident, posted about it on Facebook group Complaint Singapore, reported The Straits Times.

The user wrote that "a mother hit her child in a public area" with a staff member from a nearby tuition centre standing beside them.

"It escalated to the point where an ambulance arrived, and the child was taken away on a stretcher," added the user in the now-deleted post.

Both the police and SCDF confirmed that a 13-year-old girl was taken conscious to National University Hospital.

Police also said that investigations are ongoing.

A person convicted of voluntarily causing hurt will face up to three years' jail and/or a fine of up to $5,000. A person may face double the punishment if they are aware that the victim was below 14 years of age at the time of the offence.

[[nid:740281]]

[email protected]