IN - Bethany Joy Fleming charged with trying to beat 10-year old son to death with hammer - Oct 6, 2023

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'So I tried to kill him, I think I killed him': Mom allegedly bludgeoned son, 10, with hammer

Bethany Joy Fleming was arrested after police say she admitted to nearly killing her 10-year-old son by fracturing his skull with a hammer.

lawandcrime.com

A 32-year-old mother in Indiana was arrested this week after she allegedly tried kill her own son, nearly beating the 10-year-old boy to death by striking him in the head with a hammer and then attempting to take her own life. Bethany Joy Fleming was taken into custody on Thursday and charged with one count of attempted intentional murder, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show.

According to a Thursday press release from the City of Fort Wayne Police Department, FWPD officers at about 5:36 p.m. on Oct. 3 responded to an emergency call regarding an “Unknown Problem” at the Tyler Terrace Apartments complex located in the 1200 block of Ralph Avenue, which is about 120 miles northeast of Indianapolis.

Upon arriving at the address, first responders said they located an adult female — later identified as Fleming — and a male child, both of whom were said to be suffering “life threatening injuries.” The department’s homicide unit was dispatched to the scene and took control of the investigation.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Oh, poor boy. I hope he survives with no permanent physical injuries. This is unimaginable.

 

[LadyL]

Oh, poor boy. I hope he survives with no permanent physical injuries. This is unimaginable.

yeah and hopefully he has other (sane) family members to live with after his recovery

 

[tlcya]

Court documents say when police arrived at the apartment on Tuesday, they found Fleming was bleeding from her neck. She told the officer she thought someone was coming to sell her and her son into sex slavery. The officer asked her if she harmed herself and her 10-year-old son, and she said she hit him in the head with a hammer.

Fleming allegedly told officers she “thought this was the only way.”

She called 911 after the attack, again saying she thought someone was coming to take her and her son. Documents say she then said, “So I tried to kill him, I think I killed him, and I stabbed myself. Please my name is Bethany.”
COURT DOCS: Woman hit son in head with hammer, stabbed herself