Beijing: Kindergarten teacher detained post abuse allegations

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27 Nov 2017, 09:55 GMT+10

Beijing [China], Nov 27 (ANI): Chinese Police have detained a kindergarten teacher in Beijing on the suspicions of abusing children.

Children at the kindergarten reportedly had been fed pills, jabbed with needles and forced to strip.

A 22-year-old female teacher, surnamed Liu at a private kindergarten RYB Xintiandi. was taken into custody for allegedly abusing students, reported CNN, citing Beijing Police as saying in a statement.

The police gave no further details on the woman, other than her last name.

Both the detained teacher and the head of the kindergarten have been fired.

The allegations ignited a firestorm of public anger.

RYB Education, the Beijing-based and New York-listed company that runs the kindergarten, apologised to children, parents and the public in a statement.

"There was serious breach of duty in our management," the statement said.

"We must bear responsibility, deeply reflect, and thoroughly investigate and rectify (our operations)," it added.

The company promised to provide psychological counseling to the victims. (ANI)

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