The Orange County Criminal Lawyer Blog
Sources report that a Texas man is in jail after allegedly assaulting his young son during a dispute over homework earlier this month.
According to charging documents, the incident reportedly happened at a home in Gatesville. The child’s mother contacted authorities on February 4 after her son told her that his father had allegedly put his hands on him the night before.
Records indicate the boy had been working on a math assignment with his father. When the child gave what was reportedly the wrong answer to a problem, the situation allegedly escalated. Authorities claim the man became upset, grabbed the child by the shoulders, and during the struggle, the boy fell backward, hitting his head and back on a metal floor strip.