It’s a shocking state of affairs that this is the second time we have had to report on an attempted murder over a mobile phone, but sadly, that is the case today.

 

A 15-year-old boy in the States has been arrested for trying to kill his mother after she confiscated his iPhone.

 

Joseph Grutza is behind bars this week, having been charged with attempted homicide, after his terrified parents got in touch with the police to report the incident.

 

According to reports, the mum took Grutza’s phone away over bad behaviour, but his reaction to the punishment was far from what she expected.

 

Sources say the teen ‘completely lost it’ and began beating his mother, even biting her on the back when she attempted to escape.

 

 

Commenting on the horrific incident, she told local media: “He grabbed me and bit me on my back. He then started beating me and took the rope from my robe and placed it around my neck and started suffocating me.”

 

The teen’s father reportedly then ran outside and began calling for help, with witnesses hearing him cry: “He’s beating his mother! I don’t know what to do with him!”

 

The police were called, and officers arrived on the scene shortly after to find the mother lying on the ground, gasping for air.

 

The teen is now being held at a local jail, where bail has been set to $150,000.

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