A 49-year-old mother on the brink of divorce from her husband stands accused of fatally stabbing her 11-year-old son and inflicting stab wounds on herself.
In a gruesome incident that has shocked New Mexico, a mother was slapped with charges of first-degree murder, as per the Sheriff’s Office, on July 12. Lea County Sheriff’s Office investigators have issued an arrest warrant for Mary Johnson, 49, who stabbed her son Bruce Johnson Jr., 11, to death.
The crime took place at their residence in North Dal Pasco and was reported by Bruce’s father, Bruce Johnson Sr., on Sunday. Johnson found his wife and son unconscious with stab wounds and called 911. Read the full story here ▶
