INDIANA JONES ACTOR FORCED CHILD TO 'EAT OFF PLATE WITH SICK ON IT'
A Scottish actor, involved in prominent films such as Indiana Jones 5 and Steve Coogan’s The Lost King, has avoided incarceration after being convicted of abusing two children.The 44-year-old, Renar Bain, was found guilty of repeatedly assaulting the children by striking them on the head and forcing one to eat food dropped on the floor and his own vomit, during her time caring for them.
The incidents occurred over an eight-year span for one child and four years for the other, at a residence in Edinburgh.
The actress and model, originally from Thailand, denied the charges but was convicted following a two-day trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court last month.
At the sentencing hearing, Sheriff Wendy Sheehan expressed concern about a social work report that criticised Bain’s lack of insight and responsibility concerning her actions.
The report indicated Bain attributed her conduct to 'cultural differences' and suggested a relative of the children had encouraged them to report the abuse.
Bain received an 18-month supervised community order.
Evidence presented included police interviews with both children, who recounted being struck on the head regularly during visits.
One child described how Bain made him eat noodles dropped on the floor and, on two occasions, appear to make him eat his own vomit after he had been sick.
In her court testimony, Bain, with an interpreter, claimed the child was 'confused' and denied making threats or engaging in such cruelty, asserting it was 'disgusting' if true.
She added that she would not have been capable of such acts.
During cross-examination, she denied being short-tempered, slapping the children, or forcing them to eat sick.
Ultimately, the sheriff found her guilty of three charges of assault and ill-treatment within the specified period, though allegations involving assault with a metal tube and forcing one child into a cold shower were dismissed.
The sheriff noted that the abuse took place over a considerable timeframe, with the children providing 'clear and compelling' evidence of the mistreatment.
