Mother who had been drinking at Brownwood allegedly attacks autistic son

A mother who had been drinking at a restaurant in The Villages was arrested after allegedly attacking her autistic son. Donna Sue Philipp, 68, of Spring Hill, had been eating and drinking Saturday night at World of Beer at Brownwood Paddock Square, where she had been accompanied by her adult autistic son, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department. After they finished eating, Philipp went to the restroom and when she returned she found her son was gone. She was upset when she found him outside the restaurant. Philipp claimed her son had a “meltdown” and struck her in the back. A third person intervened and pushed the son to the ground.

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