Two teachers who beat a 10 year old student have been jailed for a year, according to The Guardian.
Mohammed Siddique, a 60-year-old imam, and his 24-year-old son, Mohammed Waqar at a Birmingham Islamic center, punished the pupil for shortcomings during religious lesson.
The boy was hit on two occasions but was kept a secret from his parents. A later investigation though was conducted after the boy confided his horrific experience to another teacher at the school.
Judge Mark Wall QC said "a message had to be sent that such brutality - which included using a plastic rod - could not be tolerated."
"This is not a case where you each overreacted only once to provocation, neither is it a case in which you misunderstood what constitutes proper punishment and therefore requires some guidance from probation services as to where that boundary lies," the judge said.
"Added to that, there must be no mistake about the message taken from this case. Acts of brutality of this sort which you each indulged in, with a stick, will not be tolerated."
Sam Forsyth, prosecuting, said their victim had been beaten using a plastic stick and was slap numerous times by each tutors. A photograph was also exhibit during the arraignment, showing extensive bruising to the back of the boy's legs.
Talking about the impact, Forsyth said, that the boy started losing hair due to stress. "When he was bruised he would try and hide them with clothing even in very hot weather and make excuses not to go to the centre," the prosecutor asked.
Judge Wall told both men that their action are "be wholly unacceptable in this day and age." Adding, "these assaults were committed by you in breach of a significant degree of trust placed in you by his parents and those who run the school. That you each assaulted him twice, in similar ways, leads me to conclude that between you, you must have decided this was an appropriate way to act towards recalcitrant children."
The two admitted the cruelty to the boy.
After hearing the case, a restraining order was made. Both men are not allowed to make contact with the victim.