The little boy managed to survive after a clever move, after his mother tried to drown him for wanting to live full time with his father.
A 10-year-old boy played dead to save himself from his mother, who tried to drown him in a bathtub after an argument inside the house where he lived in Alabama, United States.
According to People en Español magazine, everything happened after the minor told his mother Ashley Elizabeth Jones, 34, that he wanted to live full time with his father.
The court documents, the media points out, give an account of the story of the minor, who told investigators that his mother hit him and bit him after telling him that he wanted to live with his father.
After this, he allegedly threw detergent on the 10-year-old boy. Faced with this situation, the little boy went to the bathroom to remove the bleach, at which point his mother He entered, took his head and submerged him in the water of the bathtub.
The testimony, which the magazine had access to, adds that in the face of desperation, the boy He pretended to “play dead”, so that he would leave him alone. His mother took him and locked him in a closet for three hours.
The abuse against the child lasted for more than a week, until the woman was admitted to jail from Colbert County last Tuesday, April 23.
The Secretary’s office added that Jones has not pleaded guilty but faces aggravated child abuse charges.
