According to reports, a woman was arrested and accused of assaulting her 8-year-old son with scissors. To KUTV, And claimed that this was done for “Satan” and other reasons.
The alleged incident started at Motel 6 in St. George. UtahAt around 9pm on Thursday night, the motel staff told the police that they noticed the little boy running in a nearby alley, yelling his mother Megan Michel Stewart trying to “suffocate him.”
Stewart followed him closely. After talking with the staff, the mother and son returned to their rooms.
About two hours later, a housekeeper told the management that they saw the boy outside the room talking about how his mother tried to “kill him.”
Returning to the room later, the housekeeper found that the 8-year-old child was lying on the bed with “multiple lacerations in the neck”, and it was said that the whole body was blood.
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His mother later admitted that she had tried to pierce his neck with scissors.
According to the police, the boy “immediately” was taken to a nearby hospital for surgical treatment because he “may have suffered life-threatening injuries.” He is expected to survive this ordeal.
police Stewart was arrested shortly after being called to the scene and she was found trying to escape from the motel.
According to the police report on the incident, Stewart told the police that she had been “excited” during the incident, but did not know what substance she might have used. In addition, she claimed that the attack on her son was to “Satan“And “Mother Mary”.
She was detained in Washington County Jail for child abuse, attempted murder, and violation of a protection order.
At the time of the incident, Stewart had a valid arrest warrant against allegations of domestic violence in Washington County. She was also put on probation for drunk driving, and Colorado issued a protection order against her, listing her son as one of the protected individuals.
According to the official statement Facebook On the day of the incident, the St. George Police Department stated that it would not release any additional information that might hinder the ongoing investigation of the case.
The statement read: “We thank the St. George Fire Department and the Golden Cross Ambulance for their prompt response and assistance.”
Weekly newspaper The St. George Police Department has been contacted for comments or updates on the case.
