Bahamian father to be sentenced for beating son over bad grade
Published:Friday | October 10, 2025 | 7:58 PM
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – A 41-year-old father will return to a magistrate court in the Bahamas on December 10 for sentencing after he pleaded guilty to beating his 10-year-old child over a bad grade at school.
The father appeared before Magistrate Abigail Farrington on Thursday where he pleaded guilty to the charge of cruelty to children that occurred.
The court heard that on October 7, the teacher had noticed that the child was not standing up properly during the pledge and took him to the guidance counsellor.
He told the teacher that his father had beaten him, and she noticed bruises to his forearms.
The father told the magistrate that he had been called to the school repeatedly concerning his son’s poor performance.
The magistrate has ordered a social inquiry report before sentencing the father, who has been released on his own recognizance.
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