A 36-year-old mother in Arizona is accused of trying to kill her 8-year-old son multiple times with a series of household instruments, including tile flooring and a rosary that she allegedly attempted to use as a garrote.
Erica C. Encinas was taken into custody on Monday and charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault-strangulation, aggravated assault on a minor, and child abuse. According to the Mesa Police Department, officers at about 6:15 a.m. on Sunday responded to a home on Broadway Road in regard to a reported domestic violence incident. The caller — later identified as Encinas — allegedly told the emergency dispatcher that she had physically attacked her 8-year-old son, who is said to have special needs.
Upon arriving at the scene, first responders said they found the victim severely injured and in need of medical attention. Emergency personnel transported the child to a local hospital where he was admitted with non-life-threatening injuries…