Mother Jailed After Whipping Son For Not Finishing Homework

 

  A tiger mum who whipped her adopted son with a skipping rope because he did not finish his homework

A mother has been jailed for half a year after brutally whipping her son as punishment for not finishing his homeworkin Nanjing, Jiagsu Province, China.

The woman, referred to only as Li in local media, deliberately whip

ped her nine-year-old adopted son for not finishing his homework. The beating might have gone unnoticed but for the teachers who took photos of the the boy’s scars all over his body and posted it online.

The incident caused outrage in China and the woman was reported to police. In court Ms Li confessed to repeatedly beating the child with a skipping rope and back scratcher because he “didn’t finish his homework and told lies.”

I’m not a bad mother. I just don’t want him to lie

She said: “I’m not a bad mother. I just don’t want him to lie and he doesn’t feel safe when we’re apart from each other.” The boy is believed to be Li’s nephew, whom she adopted several years ago from his parents in rurral area to give the boy better education.

No matter how much she cares and loves her son, she must face the consequences of her actions

The court ruling said: “No matter how much she cares and loves her son, she must face the consequences of her actions.” Court officials have sent the schoolboy back to his biological parents’ family, while his adoptive mother now serves her six-month jail sentence