Alabama Mom Punishes Son by Making Him Walk Home, Then Runs Him Over

An Alabama mother has been charged with child abuse after accidentally running over her 7-year-old son while making him walk home from school as punishment for getting in trouble earlier in the day. The incident, deemed an accident by investigators, occurred when the mother slowed down and the boy tried to grab the car door handle, resulting in him being pulled under the car and run over by a rear tire. The boy is in stable condition and being treated for abrasions, while the mother has been charged with aggravated child abuse and released on bond.