Morgan Hill
– A Morgan Hill mother who wanted to
”
end the family
”
was arrested Monday night on felony charges of assault with a
deadly weapon and corporal injury to a child after she attacked two
of her sons with a knife, a pool cue and a hatchet, police
said.
Morgan Hill – A Morgan Hill mother who wanted to “end the family” was arrested Monday night on felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon and corporal injury to a child after she attacked two of her sons with a knife, a pool cue and a hatchet, police said.
Both teenagers suffered minor injuries during the assault but did not require medical attention.
Officers responded to a call to a Crest Avenue apartments about 6:45pm, where they talked with the 14- and 17-year-old teens, Lt. Joe Sampson said.
The incident began about 8am Monday when Diana Cocio, 43, became enraged and attacked her 17-year-old son with a pool cue while he was in his bed. The victim was able to disarm his mother; she left the room and returned with a 7.5-inch double-edged combat knife and a 13-inch hand axe, closing the door behind her.
The 14-year-old also was in the bedroom; Cocio was blocking the door.
Sampson said as she swung the weapons repeatedly at her sons, she told them she wanted to “end the family.”
The teenagers were able to distract their mother and disarm her. They ran from the residence, but Sampson said it is unclear where they went. They later phoned an adult brother, who then called police.
Only the mother and two brothers lived at the apartment. Sampson said the county’s Child Protective Services was contacted and is involved in the case.
“They are responsible for providing a safe location for the victims,” he said.
It is unclear at this point what motivated Cocio – who is unemployed – to attack, Sampson said.
“We are not exactly sure what precipitated this,” said Sampson Wednesday. “From what we learned from the kids, she (the suspect) tends to have an up and down personality.”
Cocio was taken into custody by MHPD officers at the residence without incident.
The weapons were recovered at the residence.
Cocio was booked into county jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, a felony, and two counts of corporal injury to a child, also felonies.
Sampson said that the maximum sentences for these charges are four years for the first charge and six for the second, although with the two counts, it could be up to 12 years.
Sampson said Wednesday that the District Attorney’s office had not yet notified MHPD about bail.
