Domestic disputes come in all forms. On the mild end: doors get slammed. On the other hand, a Thursday morning in Miami-Dade, a mother grabbed a fork and stabbed her teen son behind the ear after an argument over his lateness to school and an overdue phone bill got out of hand. By the time first responders arrived, they found the 19-year-old bleeding and his mother insisting she poked him in self-defense.
According to a report from WPLG Local 10, the incident occurred around 8:15 a.m. at a home near Northwest 72nd Street, a few miles from Downtown Miami. Authorities say 39-year-old Leticia Puentes had been arguing with her son about two recurring issues: his tardiness at school and a phone bill that had crossed the line. During the argument, deputies report, the teen became upset and began throwing objects around the house. That’s when the conflict spiraled out of control in this Miami home.
First responders found the teen with a puncture wound behind his right ear, which looked like a stabbing from a fork that is not usually considered a deadly weapon, but it counts when it draws blood. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue treated him at the scene, and though the injury was not life-threatening, it got Puentes arrested by the Miami police right away…