Florida mom busted for beating son with broom and fork over sloppy chores: cops

A Florida mom is behind bars after allegedly clobbering her son with a broomstick and attacking him with cleaning supplies when he failed to do his daily chores, according to reports.Maria Carla Rodriguez, 37, was arrested Monday night after the alleged attack at the family’s Miami area home earlier that night.Rodriguez allegedly roused her teenage son from sleep around 9:20 p.m.when she discovered he hadn’t tended to his chores, a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office report obtained by Local10.com showed.She sent the boy to the kitchen to lather up the dishes in the sink — but when he dropped a fork, she allegedly picked up the utensil and hucked it at his head.The boy managed to dodge the flying fork, so she picked up a broom and allegedly started beating him about the body with it, according to cops.The assault left him bruised across the arms and chest, police said.Rodriguez then sent the boy to the bathroom to scrub the toilet — but she allegedly sprayed him in the face with a cleaning product, leaving his eyes red and swollen.She was arrested soon after, the local publication reported, though it remains unclear who called police.Once in custody, Rodriguez denied attacking her son, telling police only that she got in a fight over balancing chores and spending time with friends.Rodriquez also insisted she had no idea how her son’s body had become covered in bruises, and his eyes irritated.She was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and remains in jail with bond yet to be set, according to the outlet....