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Woman charged with alleged assault

February 19, 2016 1:11 am

A 35-year-old woman of Ba has been charged with one count of Act With Intent to Cause Grievous Harm after she allegedly threw a hot iron at her 9-year-old son.

She appeared before the Lautoka Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

It is alleged the mother of seven was disappointed with her son for coming home late from school on several occasions and as a result threw the hot iron at him.

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The matter was reported to police by the boy’s class teacher who noticed bruises on the child’s back.

Police are once again, reminding parents not to resort to such avenues when disciplining their children.