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Mary Johnson of Hobbs has been accused of stabbing her 11- yearson, Bruce Jr. to death.
Bodycam footage and a 911 call has been released showing the moments after 11-year-old Bruce Johnson Jr., was stabbed in the back.
His mother, Mary Johnson, is accused of stabbing Bruce on July 10, who later died of his injuries.
Johnson also stabbed herself, the Lea County Sheriff’s Office said, and was taken to University Medical Center in Lubbock. On July 21, she was arrested and taken to the Lubbock County Detention Center. She was transferred to the Lea Detention Center on July 28.
İn the 911 call, Bruce’s father, Bruce Johnson Sr., told dispatchers that Mary stabbed Bruce Jr. and then stabbed herself in the chest.
According to court records, Bruce’s father said he woke up when he heard his son screaming. He said he found him with a knife in his back.
According to reports, it was not clear what happened to the knife Mary stabbed herself with.
A family member spoke with Yourbasin.com and said Bruce Sr. has been in constant contact with Mary since July 10.
In the 911 call, Bruce Sr. told law enforcement Mary was mentally ill and she would not take her prescribed medications.
Mishelle Curry-Wilson, Mary’s daughter and Bruce’s sister, said in January, Mary told several people she was not taking any of her medications.
Curry-Wilson also said dozens of reports of abuse and violence were made to police in Oklahoma and New Mexico before Bruce’s death.