International Courant
An Alabama mom has been charged with youngster abuse after she by chance ran over her 7-year-old son whereas making him stroll dwelling from college as a punishment, based on the Boaz Police Division.
Police stated the incident occurred on Feb. 9 round 3:30 p.m. when Sarai Rachel James, 27, picked up her son from college in Boaz, Alabama.
James was instructed that her son had been despatched to the principal’s workplace as a result of he had gotten in bother earlier within the day, police stated.
As a type of punishment, James stopped her automotive, not removed from college, and made her son get out to stroll or run the remainder of the way in which dwelling, a distance of round eight blocks, police stated.
UTAH MOMMY BLOGGER RUBY FRANKE PLEADS GUILTY TO 4 COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED CHILD ABUSE
Boaz Police stated a mother punished her 7-year-old by making him stroll dwelling earlier than by chance working him over. (Marshall County Jail)
Whereas he walked, James drove beside her son for a number of blocks, however as she slowed down, the boy tried to seize the door deal with of the automotive, the Miami Herald reported.
Based on Boaz Chief of Police Michael Abercrombie, when James accelerated, her son was pulled beneath the automotive and ran over with a rear tire.
Investigators instructed the Miami Herald that they imagine the incident was an accident, although Abercrombie stated the boy would by no means have been in that scenario if he hadn’t been punished.
MICHIGAN FATHER CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE AFTER SON, 8, ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS HIMSELF IN HEAD WITH HIS GUN
“She might not have realized he was doing that,” Abercrombie stated. “God watched over him.”
Based on police, the boy is in secure situation and was dropped at the College of Alabama hospital the place he was being handled for abrasions on his again and the facet of his head.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
James has since been charged with aggravated youngster abuse and was launched on a $50,000 bond three days after being arrested, Marshall County jail information confirmed.
Fox Information Digital reached out to the Boaz Police Division for extra info.
