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- Police: Illinois brother and sister beat mother for throwing out beer
Police: Illinois brother and sister beat mother for throwing out beer by WHAS11 affiliate KMOV WHAS11.com Posted on December 7, 2011 at 5:23 PM
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See all 3 photos » (KMOV.com) -- Two siblings are in jail after police said they beat their mother, leaving her bruised and bloody in their Fayetteville, Illinois home. Police said Lindell Ferguson, 18, and Brittany Ferguson, 20, have been charged with domestic battery and are currently being held at the St. Clair County Jail. On the evening of November 22nd, police were called to a home in the 2100 block of South First Street after reports of a domestic dispute. When officers arrived, they found the 42-year-old mother with multiple injuries. The mother said she had been beaten by her two children after she threw out several cans of Bud Light beer. The two siblings fled the scene before police arrived. According to reports, Brittany was not happy about the disposal of the beer, so she attacked her mother. Tho woman's son, Lindell, later joined in on the attack. Police said a 47-year-old man, who was at the home during the attack, suffered minor injuries. Lindell and Brittany were arrested on November 28th. They are in jail on $10,000 bond each.