Mum held hostage over ironing

britexpat
By britexpat

All you mothers beware ...................:O)

A man has been arrested for taking his mother hostage at gunpoint for six hours after she refused to do his ironing.

Robert Edward Tyrrell Jr, 29, of Villa Rica, Georgia, is facing charges of aggravated assault and false imprisonment.

Sergeant Marc Griffith, of Carroll County Sheriff's Office in Georgia said that the man, who lives with his parents, insisted doing the ironing was "woman's work".

"Mama finally said, "I'm not ironing your clothes," and he went cuckoo on her," Sgt Griffith told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Tyrell pulled out a gun, took his mother's keys and mobile phone, and refused to let her leave the house, he added.

The 51-year-old mother eventually managed to escape, and went to a police station. She was unharmed in the incident.

Deputies were dispatched to the home where Tyrrell surrendered without incident. Tyrrell is due in court later this month.

Source: Ananova

By Harry99• 16 Jul 2010 18:43
Harry99

The idiot "insisted doing the ironing was "woman's work"."

Good to know that such folk still exist ;)

By Visper• 16 Jul 2010 15:31
Visper

That is the result of bad parenting..

By gudone• 16 Jul 2010 15:30
gudone

gkramer, ur mom is best... now i wish to c her...

threatenin mom !!! really tht boy has gone out of senses... bad boy!!!

By gkramer• 16 Jul 2010 12:49
gkramer

I would have tried that but my mum kept a shotgun :o(

By mzain• 16 Jul 2010 12:48
mzain

....and what was dad doing at that time?.....watching soccer?? :oP......

By Dracula• 16 Jul 2010 12:25
Dracula

good idea:

"Gim'me your blood! I have a gun!" :)

By Visper• 16 Jul 2010 12:18
Visper

Jezz.. Thank God my brother wear his clothes even its not been ironed.. :)

By FathimaH• 16 Jul 2010 12:11
FathimaH

I'll just make sure m'daughter learns to iron real early..& stays away from guns!

By petvet• 16 Jul 2010 11:46
petvet

funny

By LostInSpace• 16 Jul 2010 10:33
LostInSpace

should have shot her! crinkled shirts?? not a chance!

By soniya• 16 Jul 2010 10:32
soniya

Be careful FathimaH then...he hehehe

By FathimaH• 16 Jul 2010 10:25
FathimaH

That's just beyond crazy!The fact that such nutters have access to weapons is frighting. Kudos to the mom though for reporting. Many a psychos had parents who ignored there mad/violent ways only to find themselves victims. Oh & I do hate ironing ;)

By anonymous• 16 Jul 2010 10:21
anonymous

crazy man, they shoot him for threatening his mother. What kind of stupid world is this?

By asif_khan• 16 Jul 2010 10:11
asif_khan

ok ok ill iron my kids clothes

By soniya• 16 Jul 2010 07:59
Rating: 4/5
soniya

Yup, heard the news in TIMES OF INDIA few days back...I'ld rather call such people as PSYCHO and SICK...

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