Police probe picture of kindergarten pupil with his hands tied together

A disturbing picture of a child in Catholic school uniform with his hands tied together with plastic tape has drawn critical remarks after it was uploaded to the internet early this week.

The boy in the photo was two years old and a student at Rosaryhill Kindergarten in Wan Chai when the photo was taken, according to the person who uploaded it to a social networking site and was interviewed by a local newspaper.

The man who uploaded the photo also claimed to be a former teacher at the school and said he took the photo because he felt saddened by the child’s treatment, according to a report published in  on Wednesday. It is not clear when it was taken.

“This is absolutely DISGUSTING. Whoever posted this is responsible for placing the child in this position and thinks this is some sort of sick joke,” commented another teacher, who is not involved in the case but saw the photo on the social networking site.

In the photo, the child is kneeling on the floor in what appears to be an activity room with both hands tightly taped together.

The school, Rosaryhill Kindergarten, would neither confirm nor deny that the child in the photo had been a student of theirs.