A kindergarten teacher in Sanming, Fujian Province recently stapled the ear of a four-year-old boy, the Mirror reported Tuesday.

The child's parent said online on Tuesday morning that his child's ear was stapled by a school teacher, and posted several pictures of his child and wound. 

The man said his child started crying while taking a shower as his ear was painful. When he checked his son's ear, there was a staple stabbed through the boy's ear. The child said a kindergarten teacher stapled his ear during lunch break.

His father also provided a hospital report as evidence. 

The local public security bureau and the education department said the incident is currently under investigation.