A mother beat her 12-year-old child with a printer cord after he ate a snack cake in west Houston, according to police.
On Nov. 6, Amanda Eastman and her son were fasting for church when her son snuck into the kitchen to get a snack because he was hungry, police said.
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According to officials, Eastman caught the 12-year-old in the kitchen snacking and beat him with a printer cord at their apartment on 9449 Briar Forest Drive.
The beating caused the child to have many bruises, welts and a deep cut on the boy's back, police said.
Eastman has a $10,000 bond and is set to appear in court Thursday, according to court documents.