The 11-year-old boy who was brutally stabbed to death in his bed uses his last words to tell police his MOTHER was the culprit before he died in a New Mexico hospital
- An 11-year-old boy was stabbed to death in bed Sunday in Hobbs, New Mexico
- Bruce Johnson Jr. told police his mother stabbed him before he died
- Mother Mary Johnson was found in another room with “self-inflicted” stab wounds
- She had a history of violent abuse by her son and was estranged from the family
A young boy was fatally stabbed in his own bed in New Mexico managed to reveal the identity of his killer to investigators with his last breath.
Bruce Johnson Jr, 11, told police at the hospital that his own mother stabbed him just before he died from his multiple stab wounds in the early hours of Sunday.
The boy’s father, Bruce Sr., had called 911 after waking up from screams to find his son badly wounded at their home in the town of Hobbs.
Bruce Sr. found Mary Johnson, the boy’s mother and his estranged wife, unconscious in another room with “self-inflicted” stab wounds to his chest.
Bruce Johnson Jr., 11, told police at the hospital that his own mother, Mary Johnson, stabbed him just before he died from his multiple stab wounds in the early hours of Sunday
The boy’s father, Bruce Sr., called 911 after waking up to screams to find his son badly wounded at their home in the town of Hobbs, New Mexico
Paramedics arrived at 1 a.m. and took the couple to the local hospital, where Bruce Jr. was pronounced dead at 4:19 a.m.
Mary was stabilized and transferred to a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, where a warrant was issued for her arrest on first-degree murder charges.
The Lea County Sheriff’s Office said: “Mr Johnson told deputies that he fell asleep when he heard his son scream.”
They added: “He found his son in his room, lying on the bed, with stab wounds.
“He went to 911 when he discovered Mary was also stabbed, but she was unconscious in another room.
“Mary suffered self-inflicted stab wounds to her chest.
“Bruce Jr. was conscious when he arrived at the hospital, where he spoke to the investigator and told his mother, Mary, that she had stabbed him.”
Mary Johnson suffered self-inflicted stab wounds to her chest and was hospitalized before being charged with her son’s murder
Bruce Jr.’s father, Bruce Sr., moved from Oklahoma to New Mexico to get away from Johnson, who had abused the child. She had not seen him for 40 days and he allowed her to stay with them for a visit where she killed him
Investigators revealed that Bruce Sr. had moved to Hobbs from Oklahoma, taking Bruce Jr. with him amid allegations that Mary molested the boy.
Mary, who is believed to be suffering from a mental illness, was allegedly violent with her son, with at least two incidents reported.
This prompted the boy’s father to file for divorce to protect the child.
It’s unclear what mental illness she suffered from, but in June, bizarrely, she posted a video that read, “Graduate as a god to become a god! All you have to do is believe in yourself, respond to others and spread kindness.’
In another tirade, Mary wrote: “I’m in a cheap motel room. I haven’t had a normal TV for a long time. I miss a normal life. The life of God is extremely intense. Only the strong survive God’s wrath! I survived the hell you put me through. Can you survive the hell I’ll put you through?’
Before the fatal stabbing, Mary had not seen her son for about 40 days and she was dying to see him.
Bruce Sr relented and allowed Mary to stay with them to spend time with Bruce Jr before the divorce went through.
