A father and his son were arrested every three weeks on Monday (April 18) for beating a 13-year-old boy playing football in a multi-purpose hall in a block of flats.

Retired Ong Eng Seng, 62, and her son Bernard Ong Wei Feng, 31, a project manager at the time of the violation, each admitted to a number of voluntary causes of pain.

Each man was also ordered to pay S $ 60 as compensation for the victim's medical bill.


The court heard that on December 22, 2019 at 5 pm, the victim and three of his friends played football in the multifunctional hall in block 6, Toa Payoh Lorong 7.

In the match, the ball reached senior Ong, who ran across the field. He also hurt his friends, shouted rudely at them, and the boys responded with other vulgarities.

Ong told the victim that he would return. He then went home and asked his son for help to deal with the victim and his friends. Her son agreed.


The father and son returned to the hall and at 5.30 pm they approached the victim and his friends, who were sitting. The younger Ong pulled the victim and shouted, "Eh, you're kidding my dad. Eh. Do you find it funny?" He grabbed the victim by the neck and landed on the floor, causing the child to hit his head on the floor.

While the victim lay, younger brother Ong also struck the child in the right cheek and pinched him on the floor before lifting him.


Elder Ong stabbed the victim in the neck and struck her five to six times, first pushing her into a nearby stone chair. The two men then left the scene. When the victim went to her grandmother, she saw that she was injured, so she took it to the police station to report it.


He was immediately taken to an emergency room for children, where he was found red at the back of his neck, tears on his neck and spine, and bruises on his face, neck, shoulders, back and arms.


The child was released and advised to strictly avoid physical activity for two weeks.

The prosecution required three to four weeks in prison for two perpetrators due to gang violence and the considerable age difference of the victim.


Lawyer Mervyn Tan said the incident was a "social awareness event" that turned out to be bad because senior Ong reprimanded the boys for playing football in the area. Mr Tan also said that Elder Ong felt hurt by the victim and his friends because the boys harassed him and used vulgar expressions.


The younger Ong was also injured that the children took advantage of his father and the "snowball" situation after he set out to confront them, the lawyer said.

Requires community punishment or no more than one week in prison.

District Judge Ng Peng Hong said the two men's actions were "apparently antisocial" because they took the law into their own hands and caused the victim harm.


He noted the need to make it clear to the public that such behavior would not be allowed. Those found guilty of voluntary vandalism could face up to two years in prison, a fine of up to S $ 5,000, or both.