Featured Ala. Mom Tried To Drown Son, 10, In Bathtub; To Survive, He 'Played Dead'

[Sugar Cookie]

A ten-year-old boy from Alabama pretended to be dead when his mother attempted to drown him in a bathtub.

The boy told his mother, Ashley Elizabeth Jones, 34, that he wanted to live with his father.

The boy told police that his mother doused him with bleach.

According to the court documents, the child claimed that he had gone to take a bath and wash off the bleach, when his mother followed him into the bathroom, “jumped into the tub with him, and proceeded to grab his face, shoving it under water” for about 45 seconds, the affidavit alleges.

To survive, the child told investigators that he stilled his body, pretending to “play dead,” per the affidavit.

Afterward, his mother allegedly locked him in a closet for three hours, per the court documents.

The boy called his father and asked him to pick him up that Sunday, the father told authorities, per the court documents.

The father told investigators that his son sounded “distressed” and had run out of the house to meet him, carrying “only his Xbox and clothing.”

The father then told his son that they needed to check in with his mother before an unscheduled pick-up, per the affidavit, which notes that the child begged him not to before revealing the alleged abuse, which the father then reported to authorities.

Ala. Mom Allegedly Tried to Drown Son, 10, in Bathtub. To Survive, He 'Played Dead': Docs

The mother, Ashley Elizabeth Jones, allegedly threw bleach on her son and then followed him to the bathtub when he tried to wash it off.

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[Jellyfish Brain]

What a smart, brave boy. Hey mom NO WONDER HE WANTS TO LIVE WITH HIS DAD! You think throwing bleach on him and trying to kill him would make him want to stay with you?! Stupid bitch.

 

[cubby]

The father told investigators that his son sounded “distressed” and had run out of the house to meet him, carrying “only his Xbox and clothing.”

Poor baby packed his most prized possession, he was serious about leaving his mom and I absolutely can't blame him.

 

[Busy Bee]

I hope he won’t have to see her again! Poor child, she assaulted and tried to drown him, then wonders why he wants to live with his father! Smart child, he knew to let his father know!

 

[BuffettGirl]

Sounds methy...

 

[Alxprkrkrls]

Poor baby packed his most prized possession, he was serious about leaving his mom and I absolutely can't blame him.

I believe there’s the ability to chat on Xbox too, at this age he might not have a phone and this is how he can get in touch with his friends

 

[cubby]

Sounds methy...

Looks methy.

I believe there’s the ability to chat on Xbox too, at this age he might not have a phone and this is how he can get in touch with his friends

I never thought of that, when my younger son was 10, he definitely would have packed his Nintendo for any extended trip he wanted to make, even tho in 1994 all a Nintendo could do was play games, he had to have that Mario fix.

 

[Pezamistik]

Just behead her. There’s no other way to deal with these “mom-sters”

 

[thuumpr]

Guess who "wasn't" smarter than a fifth grader.

 

[Sejanus]

Clever lad.

 

[notausername]

What a monster. Hope that poor kid has all the emotional support he needs to come to terms with everything he's had to endure at her hands.

Had he not been pretending and really did ingest water/pass out, her shoving him into a closet for 3 hours could've led to death by dry drowning.

Attempted murderer. Plain and simple.