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Abigail O'Leary

Mum arrested after son, 10, with large tattoo asked school nurse to help soothe new ink

A mum was arrested after her 10-year-old son was found to have a large tattoo.

The boy had reportedly asked a school nurse for petroleum jelly to soothe the healing ink of his own name in large bold letters on his forearm.

School staff alerted authorities, who arrested 33-year-old mum Crystal Thomas, from Highland, New York, who told police she thought the tattoo was temporary.

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