Child Accused of Stabbing Mother

Investigators have charged an East Tennessee juvenile with attempting to kill his mother by stabbing her and forcing her to ingest toxic substances.

Monroe County investigators told WVLT-TV in Knoxville that someone called 911 to report an assault at a home in Madisonville and when they arrived they found a woman stabbed in the chest and arm. She had also been forced to ingest toxic substances and prescription medication.

Paramedics took the woman to the hospital and her son, a juvenile, has been arrested on a charge of attempted first degree murder.

The boy's name was not released. He was being held Tuesday pending a court hearing.