MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A 13-year-old was taken to Juvenile Court on Saturday after police say he beat his mother with a stick and tried to push her off a balcony before running away.

Police were called to the Cabana Circle Apartments in North Memphis for an aggravated assault call around 5:20.

A woman there told officers her son assaulted her to the point she thought she might die, and she defended herself with a knife.

She told police she and her son were arguing inside the apartment while she was cooking. The argument turned violent and the woman said her son pushed her onto a second-floor balcony and began hitting and grabbing her.

She said he left the apartment for a minute, came back with a large branch or stick, and began hitting her with it.

He then punched her in the head and chest

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