SINGAPORE – A 33-year-old woman was arrested by the police on Monday for her suspected involvement in ill-treating a child or young person.

The police said they received a report on Monday at around 1pm about videos circulating online showing a pre-school teacher allegedly abusing young children.

Videos of a teacher at Kinderland’s Woodlands Mart pre-school forcing children to drink water and hitting a child on the buttocks with a book were circulating on social media and messaging platforms on Monday.

The teacher has been dismissed, said the Early Childhood Development Agency on Monday.

The police said officers from Jurong Police Division identified the woman and arrested her within six hours of the report.

The woman will be charged with the offence of ill-treatment of child or young person.

Those convicted could be jailed for up to eight years, fined up to $8,000, or both.