British single mother lose custody of her kids after assaulting her 10-year-old son

A single mother of two has been stripped of custody of her children after’ snapping’ and beating her son with a spoon after he spent $600 on video games using her credit card.

In Southport Magistrates Court on Thursday, the 46-year-old Gold Coast woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to assault.

In Southport Magistrates Court on Thursday, the 46-year-old Gold Coast woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to assault.

Magistrate Mark Bamberry handed her a nine-month probation order, with no conviction recorded.

The woman’s lawyer had argued she had experienced a ‘brain snap with a difficult child’ and she was ‘extremely remorseful’.

Magistrate Bamberry sympathised with the woman’s situation, but said society had ‘moved on’ from physically punishing children.

I accept this completely out of character,’ he said during sentencing.

‘I can understand why she’s done what she’s done.

‘I can only imagine how difficult this is as a single mother with two children to make ends meet.’

The woman is allowed to see her children twice a week while supervised.