A man in Singapore has been sentenced to jail following an altercation with a four-year-old boy. The incident began when the man, who was at a preschool to pick up his own son, encountered the child, who was a schoolmate of his son. According to reports, the child made an offensive gesture—specifically, pointing his middle finger—at the man, which prompted the man to follow the boy to a nearby bus stop.

At the bus stop, which was reportedly crowded with other young children, the man grabbed the boy by the arm and slapped him twice on the face. The physical assault resulted in visible bruising on the child's face and caused the boy to experience ringing in his ears. Beyond the physical injuries, the child suffered from lasting emotional trauma, which eventually necessitated that his parents transfer him to a different preschool. The man, identified as Muhammad, was subsequently prosecuted for his actions. While the report details the sequence of events leading to the assault and the resulting consequences for the victim, it does not provide specific details regarding the length of the jail sentence or the defendant's legal defense.