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Suhemi, the 33-year-old woman who brandished a hot iron against her 10-year-old stepson Denis Aprilian’s cheek, could spend the next decade behind bars for child abuse.
“The suspect faces 10 years in prison,” said Ade Rahmat Idnal, Head of the Crime Investigation Unit at the East Jakarta Police, as quoted by Kompas yesterday.
Ade said Suhemi violated several laws, including Child Protection Laws and Domestic Abuse Laws.
Suhemi admitted she made a mistake in dishing out the unnecessarily harsh punishment to her stepson just because he went outside to play when it should’ve been his naptime.
Suhemi is currently still being held in custody at the East Jakarta Police Station.
