Parents who scalded 5-year-old with hot water in deadly case of abuse get jail time, father to be caned

by repeatedly scalding him with hot water was on Monday sentenced to more than 20 years' jail each, for lesser charges of voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous means.

His parents began scalding him with hot water, leaving him limping in pain with blisters and peeling skin. He was eventually confined in a cage meant for the family cat - an act which the judge described as"extremely cruel". Justice Valerie Thean said she had taken into consideration past similar cases, and noted that the particular form of grievous hurt specified in the relevant charges for this case was “hurt which endangers life” and not “death”.

READ: Child murder trial: Father pressed heated spoon on son's palm in escalating disciplinary actionsJustice Thean dismissed arguments on the parents' circumstances, noting that the duty of a parent remains regardless of social and economic circumstances, and said she placed no weight on arguments of their alleged psychiatric conditions.

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