Son attacked after urinating on his mother

A Spartanburg mother is accused of stabbing her son several times on Christmas morning, but her son is the person facing charges.

City police say it appears the mother, 45-year-old Tammy Jones, stabbed her son because he urinated on her while she slept in her bed.

21-year-old Michael Anthony Carson, nicknamed Pooh Bear, is charged with aggravated assault and battery. Police arrested him at his mother's home on Wednesday.



City police say Jones stabbed her son six times with a butcher's knife. He suffered wounds to his shoulder, calf, and chest. Witnesses in the house heard Jones say "why did you pee on me Pooh Bear?" A few moments later, the witness heard the son say "Mama you done stabbed me."

Investigators say this type domestic dispute is rare, but they take it seriously, “Oh, we take everything like this seriously. An assault as been alleged, certainly we're going to follow up on it,” said Lt. Ron Cantrell with the Spartanburg City Police Department.

Spartanburg hospital treated and released Carson after minor surgery to make sure his mother's knife did not penetrate his heart. The city does not plan to charge the mother unless the solicitor's office sees otherwise.