A father in New Zealand, who was accused of abusing his children for years, has been�exposed after his daughter�wrote a note to her teacher about the abuse saying he hit children.
Stuff.co.nz�reported that the children told police the 34-year-old father, from Southland, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had hit them on the head with a metal dessert spoon, on the legs with a telephone cord and on the back with a wooden spoon.
Judge Mark Callaghan told Invercargill District Court the father’s offences were revealed after his daughter wrote a note to her teacher at school.
The father�had allegedly been hitting three children in his care, who were all under the age of 12, for several�years.�He confessed�to police he had hit the children’s bottoms and legs, and has pleaded guilty in court.
Lawyer Simon Claver said the father�was very remorseful and had fully cooperated with police and addressed his issues. He said that the father�had no other criminal history and was unlikely to reappear before the court again.
Judge Callaghan said the father�had tried other types of discipline and only hit the children as a last resort. He added that�the father’s behaviour could have been explained by his depression and inability to get help because of where he lived.
The father�has also began anger management and parenting programmes since being charged of�six counts of assaulting a child on Tuesday.
He was sentenced to 80 hours of community work and 12 months supervision.
Source:�Dailymail.co.uk
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