{"id":18368,"date":"2026-03-24T14:59:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/angry-mother-kidnaps-11-year-old-autistic-son-until-he-apologizes\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:59:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:59:53","slug":"angry-mother-kidnaps-11-year-old-autistic-son-until-he-apologizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/angry-mother-kidnaps-11-year-old-autistic-son-until-he-apologizes\/","title":{"rendered":"Angry mother kidnaps 11-year-old autistic son until he apologizes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-tnl-wp-lead-asset-lead-asset\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_38620325\" class=\"wp-caption\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>An angry mother has allegedly kidnapped her 11-year-old autistic son in an attempt to force him to apologise. <\/p>\n<p>Shannon Marie Tufuga, 40, was charged Monday with kidnapping of a child.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--thesun wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module \">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsign up for <span class=\"newsletter-name theme-main\">Sun<\/span> Newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38620327\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Shannon Tufuga, 40, was charged with kidnapping and aggravated child abuse<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38620328\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>She reportedly saw him while he was riding his bike and took him back to her home.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He is also accused of serious child abuse.<\/p>\n<p>It is alleged that on September 14 last year, Tufuga was <span id=\"7a0f50f8-66f9-460a-a531-444701bb9911\" class=\"suggested-link\">driving<\/span> She was looking around for the 11-year-old kid who was &#8220;bullying&#8221; her son.<\/p>\n<p>When she saw him riding a bike, she confronted him.<\/p>\n<p>The allegation states that he stopped his car in front of the boy&#8217;s bike and made him sit in his car.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-wrapper article-readmore__content-wrapper--single\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/newspress-collage-d3jsqla27-1773922736118.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;1773922875&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">to give death<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Rapist who murdered mother was executed after serving pizza as his last meal<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tufuga then allegedly sent the boy back to his home in Provo, Utah, without the knowledge or permission of the boy&#8217;s parents, so that the boy could apologize to his child.<\/p>\n<p>It is alleged that when the boy said sorry, she threatened her husband to beat him.<\/p>\n<p>He also allegedly threatened that she was lucky that he did not crush her bike.<\/p>\n<p>After this Tufuga took the boy home.<\/p>\n<p>Charging documents say the incident caused &#8220;severe emotional distress&#8221; to the child, who now &#8220;has high anxiety and has had to significantly alter his daily routine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tufuga was charged Monday with two counts of second-degree felony murder.<\/p>\n<p>He was dropped from the first-degree felony after the Utah County Attorney&#8217;s Office determined that &#8220;a reduction would be in the interest of justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is after an angry pregnant mother burst into a classroom and threatened to &#8220;cut&#8221; a young girl&#8217;s throat.<\/p>\n<p>Dramatic footage shows an Australian mother hurling violent insults at a 12-year-old girl, sparking outrage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you ever mess with my daughter again, I will slit your throat,\u201d the mother shouted at the student, dramatically expressing her anger.<\/p>\n<p>She screamed: &#8220;I&#8217;ll wait for you. And that smart little **** over there, yes, you know what, you&#8217;re just jealous because you&#8217;re a **** ****. You&#8217;re a **** ****.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mother at St Paul&#8217;s College, Giles Plains, Australia reveals reasons for scolding her young child aged 7 <span id=\"5856b1f3-f9e9-4910-8d95-634fe337bb6d\" class=\"suggested-link\">news<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>She admitted her wrongdoing, but explained that her furious scolding was only because her daughter had been targeted by bullies for over a year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want my daughter to become another statistic. I don&#8217;t want to have to bury my child,&#8221; she told 7 News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was crying, she was heartbroken that this kid told her to go and hang herself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a breaking point for any parent&#8230; I went into survival mode and protective mode. I let myself loose, unfortunately it&#8217;s a side I don&#8217;t show often. But that was a turning point for that day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38620329\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Mother claimed her son was being harassed by a boy<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An angry mother has allegedly kidnapped her 11-year-old autistic son in an attempt to force him to apologise. Shannon Marie Tufuga, 40, was charged Monday with kidnapping of a child. sign up for Sun Newsletter Thank you! 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