My Mother-in-Law Slapped My Five-Year-Old and Threw Away His Dinner—Then My Husband Admitted He Told Her Not to Feed Him
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Chapter 8 - The dinner footage
The kitchen security camera existed because of a past burglary.
No audio.
But video captured:
Agatha taking Benson’s plate.
Dumping food into trash.
Benson reaching.
Agatha slapping him.
Benson falling from chair.
Me entering.
Me slapping Agatha.
Important:
I hit her after I saw her strike my son.
Was she still attacking him?
No.
I reacted.
Could I call that defense of child?
Maybe partially in emotional context.
Legally, the immediate threat had stopped.
I told police exactly that.
Agatha reported me.
I reported her.
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The prosecutor reviewed both.
No one got to decide the law based on who was more sympathetic.
