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Singapore court fines behavioural therapist for hurting autistic boy who hit her

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Singapore court fines behavioural therapist for hurting autistic boy who hit her. (2026, October 28). South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3372397/singapore-court-fines-behavioural-therapist-hurting-autistic-boy-who-hit-her

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-28 · by CNA
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Tricia Lee Hsien, a 29-year-old behavioural therapist in Singapore, was fined S$5,000 (US$3,900) by a court for hurting an autistic four-year-old boy who had hit her three times. The incident occurred when the therapist grabbed the boy’s hand and dragged him off his chair to the floor after he physically assaulted her. The prosecution argued that this was an exceptional case due to the low level of harm caused and the isolated nature of Lee's actions.
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A Singapore court fined behavioural therapist Tricia Lee Hsien, 29, S$5,000 (US$3,900) on Wednesday for hurting an autistic boy who had hit her three times in the face. During a therapy session, after being hit, Lee grabbed the four-year-old's hand and dragged him off his chair onto the floor. The prosecution argued this was an exceptional case with low culpability due to the isolated nature of the incident and minimal harm caused.

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Singapore GPE · 1× Tricia Lee Hsien PERSON · 1×

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After being hit in the face thrice, the therapist grabbed the four-year-old’s hand, dragging him off his chair and onto the floor Tricia Lee Hsien, 29, was fined S$5,000 (US$3,900) by a court on Wednesday.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-28
2026-10-28 · South China Morning Post
Singapore court fines behavioural therapist for hurting autistic boy who hit her · assertive framing

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Singapore court fines behavioural therapist for hurting autistic boy who hit her asserted
who → fin → her
After being hit in the face thrice, the therapist grabbed the four-year-old’s hand, dragging him off his chair and onto the floor Tricia Lee Hsien, 29, was fined S$5,000 (US$3,900) by a court on Wednesday. asserted
Hsien → hit → Wednesday
She pleaded guilty to one charge of voluntarily causing hurt to a minor. asserted
She → plead → minor
The prosecution sought only a fine, saying this was an “exceptional case” as the harm caused was low and the woman’s culpability was low in this isolated act of ill-treatment. asserted
culpability → seek → treatment
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