NewsWSVN 7News – Local NewsSeptember 11, 2026Miami-Dade County
Mother arrested after police say she hit 12-year-old son with a hammer and pepper spray
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Lynettee Stanley, 37, was arrested and charged with child abuse without great bodily harm after police say she struck her 12-year-old son with a hammer and sprayed him with pepper spray inside a vehicle on Thursday afternoon. The boy managed to escape to his father's apartment, where responding officers found him washing a chemical agent off in the shower. A judge subsequently set her bond at $5,000.
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The arrest led to a $5,000 being set for the suspect following an alleged domestic incident involving a child.
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locationAlexandria Drive“Where responding officers found the boy in the shower.”OrganizationSunbeam Television Corp.“Holder of the copyright for the WSVN 7News report.”PersonLynettee Stanley“37-year-old woman questioned by police and arrested following an incident involv”OrganizationMiami-Dade Fire Rescue“Responded to the apartment along Alexandria Drive to treat the boy for his injur”