A teacher, Celine, from St. Joseph's UP School in Kuriachira, Thrissur, was arrested on the night of October 16 after she failed to secure anticipatory bail and surrendered to Nedupuzha police. The teacher, who had been suspended, is accused of beating a five-year-old boy with a cane for not copying from the blackboard into his school diary.
Thrissur: The teacher responsible for the brutal beating of a five-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday (Oct 16) late at night. After failing to obtain anticipatory bail, Celine, a teacher at St. Joseph's UP School in Kuriachira, Thrissur, surrendered to the Nedupuzha police station at night. She will be presented in court today.
Kerala: 5-year-old student brutally caned at Thrissur school; teacher booked
The teacher was suspended for beating the child with a cane after he failed to copy what she had written on the blackboard into his school diary. The incident took place at St. Joseph's Model Higher Secondary School in Kuriachira, resulting in the five-year-old sustaining various injuries and bruises on his legs. She inflicted brutal blows below both of the boy's knees. Following a complaint from the parents, the Nedupuzha police filed a case last Monday.
A week after the incident, the teacher has not been arrested, leading to allegations from the parents that the school management is influencing the delay. The parents told Asianet News that the school management attempted to negotiate a settlement, but they refused. The Nedupuzha police stated that the teacher is currently in hiding, while the school authorities reported that she has been suspended.
The parent told Asianet News that attempts were made by the school management to reach a settlement, but they refused. The Nedupuzha police had earlier stated that the teacher was currently in hiding.
The FIR states that the child's legs showed marks from the cane, prompting the case to be filed after a complaint from the child's family. The teacher is facing charges under the Juvenile Justice Act for inflicting physical harm on the child.