It sounds to me like a mental issue such as bi-polar disorder or even schizophrenia. I agree with the above poster, you need for your wife to tell you all she can, and then also talk to your son about it. He could be under the influence of some drugs causing him to have strange thoughts about his mother, he could even be hearing voices that are telling him to hurt her. This is nothing to take lightly and he needs attention STAT.
Please keep us posted and if there is any more info you would like to share, please do.
Susie
or it was not a mental issue and maybe a seizure or something, i really cant tell,. a lot more info is needed...
im surprised no one has answered this question.
You need to talk to your wife and son more about the situation and write down EVERY little detail. Ask the son what he was thinking of before doing this and during and after. Ask him if he feels angry or depressed or confused.
This sounds like a mental / psychotic type issue to me. I cant bellieve the doctors did nothing. Thats a shame. It sounds to me that your son is suffering from a mental illness and needs to see a psychiatrist ASAP before a serious situation occurs. How old is your son? what are his activities? is he or has he been on any medications before? does he have any prior or current health or mental conditions?