US EditionMom Accused of Kidnapping 11-Year-Old Boy, Forcing Him to Apologize to Her Daughter
Shannon Tufuga faces second-degree felony charges after allegedly kidnapping a boy to force an apology for bullying, causing him serious emotional distress, prosecutors stated.
- Shannon Tufuga faces felony charges of kidnapping and aggravated child abuse in Provo, Utah, filed March 23, after she allegedly forced an 11-year-old boy into her vehicle to demand an apology for bullying her child.
- The incident occurred on Sept. 17, 2025, when Tufuga reportedly drove the boy to her home without his parents' permission, according to Orem law enforcement officer Bradley Macfarlane's statement of probable cause.
- Prosecutors allege that after the boy apologized, Tufuga threatened to have her husband "beat up" the child and remarked he was "lucky" she did not run over his bike, according to the complaint.
- Since the incident, the 11-year-old victim has suffered "serious emotional distress" and "high anxiety," forcing him to "alter his daily routines significantly," the criminal complaint stated.
- Attorney Pona Sitake denied the allegations, characterizing the accuser as a "troubled child" and stating the defense will present evidence regarding "repeat challenges" the family faced at school.
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Utah woman punished after forcing son's alleged bully to apologize, could face up to 15 years in prison
A Provo, Utah woman is charged with kidnapping after snatching her son’s alleged bully to force him to apologize, and then threatening her husband would beat him up. According to court documents filed in Utah’s Fourth District Court, viewed by several local news outlets, in Sept. 2025, Shannon Tufuga, now 40, drove around her Provo neighborhood in search of the 11-year-old boy, identified as KB, whom she believed had been harassing her child. Wh…
In Utah, in the United States, a mother was arrested after forcing a boy to get in her car to take her home. She wanted him to apologize to her son, whom she accused of...
Utah mom accused of kidnapping boy she says bullied her child
A Utah mom allegedly confronted an 11-year-old boy she says bullied her child, according to court documents. She told the boy to get into her car, drove him to her home and made him apologize to her daughter, according to the documents. A lawyer for the mom says the allegations are “not accurate”. NBC News’ Emilie Ikeda reports.
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A mother in Utah is accused of kidnapping an 11-year-old boy and forcing him to apologize to her daughter after he rejected the girl. (Source: KSL, AMBERLEE COLLAZO, FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT UTAH COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH, Sitake & Wright, Attorney's at Law via CNN Newsource)
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Mom accused of kidnapping 11-year-old boy, forcing him to apologize to her daughter
A mother in Utah is accused of kidnapping an 11-year-old boy and forcing him to apologize to her daughter after he rejected the girl. (Source: KSL, AMBERLEE COLLAZO, FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT UTAH COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH, Sitake & Wright, Attorney's at Law via CNN Newsource)
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