Between January and July 15, 2019, she injected the boy with insulin on at least 13 occasions.
The woman had learnt that a high dosage of the substance could cause a person s blood sugar to crash, possibly leading to death.
The boy s blood sugar level did fall and he suffered headaches. But he survived the attacks.
On Wednesday (May 5), the 29-year-old mother was sentenced to five years jail after she pleaded guilty to causing hurt to the boy by using a poison.
The woman, who also has two daughters, cannot be named due to a gag order to protect her son s identity.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Bhajanvir Singh said that the woman was sexually abused when she was between nine and 12 years old. She was then living with her parents and three brothers.
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Hospitals are imposing stricter restrictions on people who have visited Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) recently, in the light of the growing cluster there.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) stopped admitting new patients yesterday in an effort to conserve manpower and focus on containing the Covid-19 cluster that has emerged there.
It has also begun to defer medical appointments and move them online, as the cluster - Singapore s first in a hospital - now numbers 40 people, including staff, current and former patients, and visitors.
The hospital and its surrounds were uncharacteristically quiet when The Straits Times visited late yesterday morning. At least one facility - The Cardiac Centre - was shut, and many vacant seats remained at the foodcourt even during the peak lunch hour.