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Complaint: Boy, 12, calls 911 On Mom For Choking Sister

(Information from: KOAT-TV, http://www.thenewmexicochannel.com/index.html) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque woman is facing charges after police say her 12-year-old son called 911 to report her choking his sister. KOAT-TV in Albuquerque reports Barbara Gutierrez was arrested Saturday on an aggravated battery against a household member charge following the frantic 911 call. According to a criminal complaint, Gutierrez got angry after her children hid her keys to prevent her from leaving to help her boyfriend who had just been arrested. Court documents say Gutierrez grabbed her daughter by the throat and strangled her while holding her up to a wall. The complaint says when the girl got free the siblings ran outside and called 911. Officers arrested Gutierrez then reported the case to the Albuquerque Police Department's new child abuse response experts. It was not known if Gutierrez had an attorney.