UPDATE: Bond Denied For Maryland Mother Accused Of Stabbing Her Son To Death
A Maryland mother is charged with murder after authorities say she stabbed her 21-year-old son to death in their Lanham home last month, according to reports.
On January 25, Cristos Johnson died after the stabbing on Greenfield Drive.
His mother, Querida Rivera, was charged February 7, and appeared in court February 8.
Initially, police said they believed Rivera may have acted in self-defense. But on Wednesday, police arrested her and charged her with first-degree murder.
Court documents tells two accounts of what happened. Rivera told police she and her son argued in their home for several hours, and he was aggressive and pushed her.
That’s when she said she went upstairs, got a knife, went back down and threatened her son with it, according to the court documents. Court documents say she told investigators her son tried to strangle her, and that’s when she stabbed him.
Court documents say a witness in the house painted a different picture. The witness said Johnson did not touch his mother before she got the knife, and that Rivera hit her son before she stabbed him.
Charging documents say Rivera had bruises on her body and a cut on her right arm.
Rivera’s mother testified at her bond hearing on Thursday and said her daughter was a good mother. She alleged that Johnson previously had been violent to his mother.
A judge denied Rivera bond and called her a danger to the community. She’s set to appear in court again next month.
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