NASSAU-A man, who punched his “disrespectful” son, has been jailed for six months.
The 37-year-old Pinedale resident pleaded guilty to cruelty to children today.
Prosecutors said the man punched the 17-year-old so hard that his face hit a nail that protruded from a wall, causing him to bleed.
The father hasn’t been named to protect his child’s privacy.
The father told Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux that he lost his cool on July 1 after his son cursed him.
The man claimed that his son used obscenities as he spoke to him about his disrespectful behaviour.
He asked the court for mercy since he didn’t set out to physically abuse the teen.
However, the magistrate said that the boy’s alleged bad behaviour was a reflection on his parents.
Magistrate Turnquest-Deveaux said the man needed to remember that he was still dealing with a child.
She said he could have disciplined the boy without resorting to violence.
