Chino Hills mother arrested and accused of stabbing her 13-year-old son

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CHINO HILLS, Calif. – A mother was arrested earlier this week for allegedly stabbing her 13-year-old son before turning the knife on herself.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department was called to a home on Avenida Anita in Chino Hills just before 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 23, after reports of a stabbing.

When officers arrived, they found the 13-year-old boy and his mother, whom they identified as Yon Chu Pak, both with multiple stab wounds. Paramedics took both to a local trauma center.

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After completing their investigation, officers discovered that Pak had stabbed her son multiple times before attempting suicide.

Both Pak and her son survived their injuries. The officers arrested Pak and charged her with suspicion of attempted murder and endangering children, among other things.