year-old son's genitals in a fit of rage, before trying to
repair the injury with superglue.
The Houston Chronicle reports the FBI have charged
Jennifer Marie Vargas with assault resulting in serious
bodily injury following the alleged assault on the Joint
Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, where his father is
based with the army.
If convicted Vargas, 34, faces up to 10 years in jail.
Court documents say the little boy's father came home
from work on September 27 to find his son crying, and
saw a bloody tissue in his underwear and a "severe injury"
to his scrotum.
He took his son to the San Antonio Medical Centre, where
doctors found a 4cm-long cut to the youngster's scrotum
as well as bruising to his genitals, and he was given pain
medication before being taken into surgery to repair the
damage.
Vargas is reported to have admitted to authorities that she
grabbed her son by the scrotum because she was angry,
before pulling him towards her with force.
She is said to have told the FBI she used alcohol to clean
the wound before trying to fix it with superglue, stuffing
his underwear with paper towels and sending him to bed.
A magistrate ordered Vargas to be remanded in custody
ahead of a bail hearing on Monday.
The child is recovering from surgery and is being looked
after by his father.
Source: Mirror News
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