Seattle mom beats 14-year-old son to death, causing over 1K wounds: docs

A woman in Seattle has been charged with the killing of her 14-year-old son.

According to the medical examiner, the boy's body had 1,172 marks, cuts and bruises on his body.

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Seattle police have arrested a mother after her 14-year-old son died at Harborview Medical Center following an altercation on Thursday.

What they're saying:

Court documents state the boy went to visit his mother, 29-year-old Denaya Young, in August, but she did not give him back to his legal guardian.

On January 30, documents state Young became upset with her son for not doing his chores, and beat him for three hours straight. The boy's siblings and step-father allegedly witnessed the beating.

Eventually, the 14-year-old stopped breathing. The medical examiner says he suffered from Sudden Inflammatory Response Syndrome or distributive shock, which happens when the body sends blood to so many different injuries in an attempt to heal them, that there is not enough blood to sustain the heart.

Young then waited five minutes before calling 911, according to King County prosecutors.

Mom beats 14-year-old son to death in Seattle

Once officers arrived, she told them she "let the anger get the best of her" and she "lost count" of how many times she hit her son.

Court documents claim Young stated, "Every time he would stand up, he kept falling over but I thought he was bullsh--ing me," and "the last couple falls, the last four to five falls, he did hit his head on something on the way down."

Young has been charged with second-degree murder and is being held in the King County Jail on $3 million bail. She's expected back in court on February 13.

The Source: Information in this story is from Seattle Police and the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.

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