A pediatric nurse, is accused of whipping her 9-year-old son with an extension cord had just learned the boy was planning on robbing a neighborhood store, her defense lawyer said Thursday.
Cops arrested Tsahay Nurse, 37, after her son ran away from home and a stranger found him at a McDonald’s in Flatbush early Tuesday morning, according to a criminal complaint.
Nurse’s attorney, Samuel Getz, said at her Brooklyn Criminal Court arraignment that she denies the acts of violence against her son, but that she did confront him after a group of parents told her he had mugged another boy.
She then discovered a text message chain about the planned stickup on his phone, Getz said.
“They were conspiring to rob a local store by wearing a ski mask,” Getz said. “If he were to go and rob a corner store, he could be killed by police. … She was just a concerned, responsible mother.”
The boy told police that his mom hit his arms with an extension cord, punched him in the chest with a fist, then yelled at him, grabbed him by the neck and pinned him to the ground, according to the complaint.
The youngster had lacerations and redness on his arm, and his neck was in pain, police said.
Nurse faces felony assault and other charges. Judge Jacob Zelmanovitz ordered her released without bail Thursday, and issued a full order of protection preventing her from contacting her son. That order can be modified by a family court judge, he said.
Brooklyn mom accused of whipping son, 9, with cord learned he planned to rob store: lawyer
A Brooklyn mother accused of whipping her 9-year-old son with an extension cord had just learned the boy was planning on robbing a neighborhood store, her defense lawyer said Thursday. Cops arrested Tsahay Nurse, 37, a pediatric nurse, after her son ran away from home and a stranger found him at...
She may have went overboard but this boy needs to face consequences for even thinking about robbing people.
