Mother Punched 3-Month-Old Son To Death Because 'He Would Not Stop Crying'

A young mother punched her 3-month-old son to death because he didn’t stop crying.

The mother, 23-year-old Ayami Tsumori was arrested Thursday, Sept. 2, for fatally punching her son, Minato at their home in the western Japanese city of Takamatsu.

According to the police, Tsumori is suspected of having used violence against her son at some point between late July and Thursday.

On Thursday morning, Tsumori called an ambulance to report that her son was not breathing. First responders arrived at the home and found Minato unresponsive. He was rushed to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

An autopsy revealed the baby’s skull and ribs were broken.

The death was investigated and the infant’s mother was questioned, police said. During the questioning, Tsumori reportedly confessed to the killing.

She admitted to the charge, saying, "I punched my child in the head as he would not stop crying," the police said.

Tsumori’s 1-year-old daughter was home when the incident took place. Her 25-year-old husband was out for work when rescue workers arrived at the scene.

Tsumori has been booked for murder.

Police said no evidence pointed out the infant has been a subject of abuse.

In another incident, a California mother repeatedly punched a mountain lion with her bare hands after it attacked her 5-year-old son.

On Aug. 26, the toddler was playing by a tree near his home in Calabasas, west of Los Angeles when the 65-pound mountain lion reportedly attacked him.

The predator "dragged [the boy] about 45 yards" across the front lawn, Captain Patrick Foy, a spokesman with the California department of fish and wildlife said.

"The true hero of this story is his mom because she absolutely saved her son’s life," Foy said.

"She ran out of the house and started punching and striking the mountain lion with her bare hands and got him off her son," Foy added.

The boy was rushed to a nearby hospital with critical injuries on his head and upper torso.

Law enforcement was notified of the attack and a wildlife officer was sent to the residence shortly to catch the beast.

"Due to its behavior and proximity to the attack, the warden believed it was [best that] the attacking lion [was] shot and killed it on sight to protect public safety," the wildlife department said in a statement.