“The best interest of a child cannot justify forms of cruel or degrading punishment which conflict with a child’s human dignity, including ‘punishment which belittles, humiliates, denigrates, scapegoats, threatens, scares, or ridicules a child’,” the Supreme Court said in a decision on a case involving a couple who made humiliating remarks against the 14-year-old partner of their child in 2004.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court said it is duty-bound to respect the findings of the lower courts as these were already final and conclusive and cannot be reviewed on appeal.According to the court, the couple had disapproved of the victim’s relationship with their son and often frequented their school to prevent the two from getting closer.
The court said the victim developed depression and dropped her extracurricular activities, leading to the loss of her status as an honor student and student leader. Further, it said the victim attempted to commit suicide.
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