A 15-year-old girl in Singapore has made a public and deeply personal appeal for help, sharing a detailed account of alleged severe and sustained abuse at the hands of her parents in a viral social media post published on September 3, 2025. The post, which includes images of injuries, describes a childhood marred by physical violence, emotional manipulation, and fear.
The girl, who identifies herself as Claudia, states that the abuse began when she was eight years old. She describes a home environment where her father’s love was conditional upon meeting impossibly high academic expectations. Failure to meet these standards, she alleges, resulted in severe physical punishment, including caning and being struck with fists, which left painful welts and bruises. She further recounts incidents where objects were thrown and knives were used to threaten and intimidate her.
Specific severe incidents detailed in her account include being slapped with such force that her gums bled and she nearly fell to the ground. She also describes being kicked in the ribs, an injury that left her struggling to breathe and covered in dark bruises for weeks. In another instance, during an argument about going out with friends, she alleges her father shoved her against a window with such violence that she suffered a concussion, bleeding gums, and a black eye. Claudia states that her father justified all actions as a form of discipline, presenting himself to outsiders as merely a strict but caring parent.
Claudia’s post also describes her mother not as a protector but as another source of pain. She alleges her mother used hurtful words, calling her dramatic, ungrateful, and undeserving of love whenever she sought help. To outsiders, her mother allegedly lied and twisted the truth to portray Claudia as a problem child. The mother also reportedly became physically violent, shoving a supportive family friend, Camilla, to the ground and causing Claudia to fall and fracture her wrist at the growth plate when she tried to intervene. Claudia states that her mother also hurled objects and used knives as threats.
The emotional impact of this alleged treatment is a central theme of her message. Claudia describes living in constant fear, of footsteps in the hallway and raised voices, and the profound hurt of betrayal from the very people meant to love and protect her. She reveals that even after intervention from Child Protective Services, she was made to return to her grandparents' home, leaving her feeling vulnerable once more.
Despite the trauma, her post is also a testament to her resilience. She writes that the abuse showed her her own strength and that she is learning to accept that she did not deserve the violence or betrayal. A brief period of staying with her coach’s cousin, Camilla, provided a glimpse of what real love and care from a family feels like and gave her hope.
Claudia concludes her post with a direct and sincere plea for help from the public and the government. Her stated goal is to escape her current living situation and be placed in a safe environment, specifically expressing a wish to stay with Camilla, whom she views as a source of genuine care and stability.
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