"Afraid He'd Infect Me..." US Mom Charged for Locking COVID-Positive Son in Trunk

A woman in her 40s from Texas, USA, has been charged with confining her teenage son, who tested positive for COVID-19, in the trunk of a car. The photo is unrelated to this article. [Photo by Pixabay] [Image source=Pixabay]

[Asia Economy Reporter Sumi Hwang] A woman in her 40s from Texas, USA, has been charged with confining her teenage son, who tested positive for COVID-19, in the trunk of a car.

On the 8th (local time), according to The Guardian, the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District in Houston, Texas, announced that police had charged Sarah Beam (41) with child endangerment.

When her 13-year-old son tested positive for COVID-19, Beam put him in the car trunk to prevent her own infection. Afterwards, she went to a drive-through testing site in northwest Houston for additional COVID-19 testing.

The director of health services for the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, who was working at the testing site, reported Beam to the police after hearing her statement that she put her son in the trunk to prevent COVID-19 infection.

Police conducted a full investigation and obtained an arrest warrant. However, Beam, who is also a teacher in the school district, has not yet been arrested or voluntarily appeared before the police.

The school district reported that the son who was in the trunk is fortunately safe and has no health issues.

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