10-06-2017, 03:13 PM
The following recently appeared in the UK press.
A father who allegedly smacked his five-year-old son on the bottom for breaking a plant pot has been charged with assault.
The 25-year-old dad claimed he had smacked the child as a reasonable chastisement – but has now appeared in court on charges of assault causing actual bodily harm.
Prosecutor Christine Hart said that bruising had appeared on the young boy after the alleged assault on May 23.
A father who allegedly smacked his five-year-old son on the bottom for breaking a plant pot has been charged with assault.
The 25-year-old dad claimed he had smacked the child as a reasonable chastisement – but has now appeared in court on charges of assault causing actual bodily harm.
Prosecutor Christine Hart said that bruising had appeared on the young boy after the alleged assault on May 23.