Child support worker guilty of 'snap' assault on autistic son

James C Taylor · ABC News (AU)

Published 15 Oct 2026, 4:22 pm·2 d ago·1 min read

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A judge tells a woman who pleaded guilty to punching her son in the face it was "very ironic" she was working as a children's domestic violence support worker at the time.

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