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Fred Onyango

Florida mom ‘snapped’ and killed her 6-year-old autistic son, then tried to take her own life

A tragic event unfolded recently in Pasco County, Florida. A teacher named Justine Mroz was overcome by rage and stress and decided to choke her 6-year-old autistic son to death. She has now been arrested as the greater community in that area mourns together.

There is never a reason to kill a child. Recently, there was another case where a teen father allegedly killed his baby out of fear of raising a child at such a young age — and he is now set to face justice in his own case. However, with Mroz, she had already taken up the responsibility of raising her son, but things grew more complicated when he was diagnosed with autism early on.

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