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10-Year-Old Boy 'Played Dead' To Survive Mom Trying To Drown Him: Police

A mother in Alabama has been arrested after allegedly doing the unthinkable -- trying to drown her 10-year-old son. Ashley Elizabeth Jones, 34, is facing

Ashley Elizabeth Jones, 34, is facing aggravated child abuse charges — thankfully not murder — after allegedly attacking her son. According to an affidavit from Colbert County Circuit Court obtained by People over the weekend, the suspect’s 10-year-old son had told her he wanted to go live with his dad instead. According to court docs, the boy told investigators he “played dead” when his mom jumped on him — which could be the only reason he made it out alive!

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