"A mother has been accused of choking her five-year-old son because he would not stop playing with video game he received as a Christmas gift.
Jutrina Tillman also threatened her daughter with a butcher knife after she tried to protect her younger brother in the Christmas night confrontation.
Police said Tillman, 32, flew into a rage when her son continued to play his video games at their home in Phoenix, Arizona.
Tillman allegedly smashed her son's video game system on the floor and then dragged him into his bedroom where police said she started choking him.
Court records state Tillman's 13-year-old daughter ran into the bedroom after hearing her brother's cries for help and pushed her mother away to stop her from choking him.
In court documents the two children said their mother had been drinking alcohol all night.
When police arrived, Tillman was found hiding near a neighbour's home.
But during her first court appearance she claimed the children had lied about the death threats.
The 13-year-old was reportedly able to get out of the house and call 911.
In court documents the two children said their mother had been drinking alcohol all night.
When police arrived, Tillman was found hiding near a neighbour's home.
But during her first court appearance she claimed the children had lied about the death threats.
She said: 'All of these charges are not true,' and added that the police were called in retaliation for a past incident with her daughter.
She said: 'My daughter is very manipulative. She got caught having sex. She got in trouble for it. She called the police That's what happened.'
Police revealed Child Protective Services are investigating another case of abuse, in which Tillman allegedly attacked her daughter."
Jutrina Tillman also threatened her daughter with a butcher knife after she tried to protect her younger brother in the Christmas night confrontation.
Police said Tillman, 32, flew into a rage when her son continued to play his video games at their home in Phoenix, Arizona.
Tillman allegedly smashed her son's video game system on the floor and then dragged him into his bedroom where police said she started choking him.
Court records state Tillman's 13-year-old daughter ran into the bedroom after hearing her brother's cries for help and pushed her mother away to stop her from choking him.
In court documents the two children said their mother had been drinking alcohol all night.
When police arrived, Tillman was found hiding near a neighbour's home.
But during her first court appearance she claimed the children had lied about the death threats.
The 13-year-old was reportedly able to get out of the house and call 911.
In court documents the two children said their mother had been drinking alcohol all night.
When police arrived, Tillman was found hiding near a neighbour's home.
But during her first court appearance she claimed the children had lied about the death threats.
She said: 'All of these charges are not true,' and added that the police were called in retaliation for a past incident with her daughter.
She said: 'My daughter is very manipulative. She got caught having sex. She got in trouble for it. She called the police That's what happened.'
Police revealed Child Protective Services are investigating another case of abuse, in which Tillman allegedly attacked her daughter."
