A part-time tutor who assaulted an eight-year-old pupilTeo Thian Hoe, 57, had earlier pleaded guilty to an assault charge. A second similar charge was considered during sentencing.In earlier proceedings, Deputy Public Prosecutor Ernest Goh said Teo was engaged in January to privately tutor the girl after her father found his name on a website.
The DPP had told the court: "While scolding her, the accused flicked her left forearm thrice using his fingers and punched her left arm twice... the victim felt bodily pain and cried.Some of Teo's acts were captured on a closed-circuit television camera installed in the room. Her father initially thought she was simply being dramatic. But he decided to observe her next lesson with Teo through the CCTV camera.Teo lost his temper again in a session on March 22 and scolded the girl. This time, he flicked her left forearm using his fingers, knocked her head four times with his knuckles, slapped her right hand and punched her upper left arm twice.
Her father, who was home at the time, heard the tutor raising his voice at the girl. He checked the CCTV camera and saw Teo assaulting his daughter.Teo, who was not represented by a lawyer, told the court on Wednesday that he had lost control while teaching the girl, whom he described as a very slow pupil and that her level of understanding was at the "kindergarten level".
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