Woman 'beat her son with a computer cable' for having a Facebook account
Woman 'beat her son with a computer cable' for having a Facebook account
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A Florida woman has been accused of child abuse after beating her son with a computer cable for using Facebook without permission.
Althea Ricketts, 62 has been charged with aggravated child abuse.
Ricketts first found out about her son's account after an acquaintance told her about a disturbing post on his Facebook profile page.
Mother: Althea Ricketts was charged with aggravated child abuseHer son had posted a worrying message which indicated he might try to hurt himself, The Orlando Sentinel reported.
In an interview with police, the boy, whose age was not released, said his mother had become angry and beaten him with a cable at their home in Apopka, Florida.
An arrest report states that Ricketts called back and told the woman she'd hit her son and he'd run away from home. He was later found at a friend's home with injuries to both arms, police said.
The boy was nervous and crying when he arrived at the friend's house police were told. One resident said that when confronted Ricketts had said that the boy 'deserved everything he got.'
Arresting documents state that Ricketts told police the boy had lied to her about having the page, and that she'd become angry and hit him with a computer cable inside their home.
Facebook: The boy was said to have posted a disturbing message on the social networking siteThe arresting officer wrote in a report that Ricketts 'stated to me that hitting a child with a cable is a common way of disciplining kids where she comes from.'
Ricketts was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse. She was booked into the Orange County Jail, and held without bail.
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Woman 'beat her son with a computer cable' for having a Facebook account
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A Florida woman has been accused of child abuse after beating her son with a computer cable for using Facebook without permission.
Althea Ricketts, 62 has been charged with aggravated child abuse.
Ricketts first found out about her son's account after an acquaintance told her about a disturbing post on his Facebook profile page.
Mother: Althea Ricketts was charged with aggravated child abuseHer son had posted a worrying message which indicated he might try to hurt himself, The Orlando Sentinel reported.
In an interview with police, the boy, whose age was not released, said his mother had become angry and beaten him with a cable at their home in Apopka, Florida.
An arrest report states that Ricketts called back and told the woman she'd hit her son and he'd run away from home. He was later found at a friend's home with injuries to both arms, police said.
The boy was nervous and crying when he arrived at the friend's house police were told. One resident said that when confronted Ricketts had said that the boy 'deserved everything he got.'
Arresting documents state that Ricketts told police the boy had lied to her about having the page, and that she'd become angry and hit him with a computer cable inside their home.
Facebook: The boy was said to have posted a disturbing message on the social networking siteThe arresting officer wrote in a report that Ricketts 'stated to me that hitting a child with a cable is a common way of disciplining kids where she comes from.'
Ricketts was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse. She was booked into the Orange County Jail, and held without bail.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ble-using-Facebook-website.html#ixzz1V0gpLNJ9
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