Chinese kindergarten ‘accused of abusing children’
Police investigating allegations at nursery school in Wuhan, according to television report
A kindergarten in central China is under investigation following allegations that children in its care were physically abused, according to a television report.
The claims centre on a kindergarten in Wuhan in Hubei province, Hunan Broadcasting System reported.
The allegations came to light after a grandparent found bruises on the leg of a young girl while she was having a bath. The girl claimed that a teacher had assaulted her, including pulling at her mouth and slapping her ears.
The girl said other children had been abused. Her mother made inquiries and 15 other children claimed to have been assaulted, the report said.
Parents contacted the police on Monday and surveillance footage at the kindergarten, which was not named in the report, showed a teacher dragging and pushing a child.
One teacher has been detained by the police during their investigation.