HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – Authorities have a man in custody for beating his mom with a hammer Wednesday evening in west Harris County, leaving her in serious condition.
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Sheriff’s deputies say it happened a little after 6:15 p.m. at a home on Holly Way near Barker Cypress.
Responding officers at the home found the unidentified mother, 61, in the backyard. She was bleeding from her head and barely breathing.
Preliminary details shared are that the mother and her son, 24, were arguing, and he hit her several times with a hammer. He then reportedly messaged a friend on a gaming app about what he’d done.
That friend, investigators say, didn’t see the message until about two hours later but was able to convince the son to call 911.
He was arrested at the home and is facing an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge.
The mother, meanwhile, was flown to a hospital in serious condition. No one else was injured, as deputies said the mom and son were the only ones living at the home.
An investigation remains underway.