Tara ShaskeyOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Taranaki·NZ Herald·31 May, 2026 07:00 AM6 mins to read‌The boy was beaten with a stick by his mother, and was struck between 30 and 40 times.The boy was beaten with a stick by his mother, and was struck between 30 and 40 times.any A mother picked up a stick and struck her son up to 40 times after accusing him of eating food she had prepared for the week and taking money from her.

The preteen cried out in pain as he endured the blows, prompting a member of the public