Kindergarten teacher caught on camera 'kicking and beating' toddlers (1/5)

A kindergarten teacher is being questioned by Beijing police after confessing to beating and terrorizing 21 children in her care. The 27-year-old teacher, surnamed Liu, has admitted hitting, kicking and screaming at children over the past year, said Chaoyang District education officials.

On Monday, furious parents gathered at the Qingyuan Road kindergarten brandishing hospital reports of bruises their children had suffered. Liu's abuse was uncovered on Friday when a father, surnamed Ma, bathing his 4-year-old son quizzed the boy about bruises on his legs. Parents took their children to hospital for examinations and eight were found to have soft tissue injuries.

An official investigation into the case is ongoing, said officials. [Photo/Beijing News]