Aussie mum convicted for smacking child who ate dogs' food
澳大利亞媽媽因毆打吃狗食的孩子而被定罪
An Australian mother has been convicted of common assault for smacking her daughter with a wooden spoon.
澳大利亞一名母親因用木勺打女兒被判普通侵犯罪。
In October last year, Tania, who didn't want her surname revealed, hit her nine-year-old daughter with a wooden spoon at their home in Ellenbrook, Perth, 9News reports.
The case went to court in Perth on Wednesday, with prosecutors saying the assault happened after the girl ate old meat with medicine inside it meant for the family dogs.
這起案件周三在珀斯上了法庭,檢察官表示,女孩吃了家里的狗吃的剩肉,肉里有藥,然后母親攻擊了她。
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"I woke up in the morning she was nice and quiet just sitting in the theatre room eating away these burgers that were supposed to be for the dogs," she told 9News.
The mother was convicted of common assault on Wednesday and given a suspended $750 fine and a spent conviction.
周三,這名母親被判犯有普通侵犯罪,并被處以750美元的罰款,緩期執(zhí)行。
Despite that conviction, Tania says she still believes disciplining helps teach children respect.
盡管如此,塔尼亞說(shuō),她仍然相信紀(jì)律有助于教育孩子尊重他人。
"I believe that discipline helps our society and our children, they've got to learn respect and integrity and you just can't get away with doing naughty stuff," she said.