WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Police in Utah said a 10-year-old boy stabbed his mother in the back after she confronted him about doing his uncompleted chores.

West Valley City police Sgt. Mike Powell said the 35-year-old mother sustained only a minor wound from the 7 a.m. Tuesday stabbing and was treated at a hospital, The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday.


"We've involved Child and Family Services, and our detectives are continuing to looking into this and other factors" related to the family and their home, Powell said.