Son Strangles Mother In Domestic Assault Case

Wojeiech Szynikiewicz, 25, was arrested by the Stamford Police Department on Thursday on four serious disorderly conduct and assault charges surrounding a domestic violence incident at his mother's home.

"Officers responded to a domestic emergency between mother and son at 41 Austin Ave. at 6:05 p.m.," SPD Sgt. Adrian Novia said. "Officers spoke with the victim's daughter, who observed several bruises on her mother's arms and legs. As the daughter questioned the mother about her injuries, the son came out of his room and started yelling at  his sister. At that point, the suspect tried to attack his sister, but their mother got between them."

After police arrived, the victim stated that her son had been drinking alcohol all day, and started hitting her for no reason when he came home.

"The mother escaped to the bedroom. Her son followed her in and started choking her," Novia said. "He then grabbed a desk lamp and hit her in the ankle with it."

The victim's daughter called police after her brother's attempted attack on her, and police formally arrested Szynikiewicz at 6:30 p.m.

The suspect's mother and victim did not go to the hospital for injuries, however, older bruises were found on her as police examined her.

Szynikiewicz is being held on $5,000 bond and will appear in court early next week.