'MOMMY, NO!'
Mom beaten unconscious in front of her screaming kids at roller rink by couple who ‘took her disabled son’s skating aid’
A MOM was beaten unconscious in front of her screaming kids at a roller rink by a couple who allegedly took her disabled son's skating frame.
Monique Reetz was attacked after she confronted the pair about taking a mobility aid from her 13-year-old son Raymond.
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Shocking footage showed the mom's clash with Alana Arguelles and her husband Alfredo at Skate City, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Monique could be seen wrestling with Mrs Arguelles as her children and other bystanders watched.
During the fight, Mr Arguelles can be heard yelling "f**k that b***h up'.
Later delivered a knockout blow when he stomped on her head and Monique appeared to pass out.
It felt like lightning bolts in my brain.
Monique Reetz
Moments after, Monique's daughter, who shouted "Mommy, no!" during the fight, raced over and lay on top of her mother's chest.
She revealed the cuts, bruises and a black eye that she suffered after the brutal attack, as she spoke to .
"It felt like lightning bolts in my brain," Monique said.
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Before the fight erupted she allegedly approached Mrs Arguelles and said: "Hey, did you take my son's rolly?
"She automatically started jumping crazy. Confrontational."
The mom was rushed to hospital, where she was treated for internal bleeding and a concussion.
"The most devastating thing is to do that in front of my daughter and son," Monique said.
This was very devastating not only for myself but especially for my kids!
Monique Reetz
Since the attack, Monique wrote on social media to thank her followers for "all the support".
She added: "This was very devastating not only for myself but especially for my kids!
'They did not deserve to Go through that!!
"I would never put my children in a position like this but I had to protect myself when someone comes charging at me!!"
'THEY WILL NEVER FORGET THIS'
Monique regretted the scuffle, which had been viewed 183,000 times on Facebook by late Wednesday.
She wrote: "I hate that my kids had to go through that it’s not fair to them at all they will never forget this!";
Since the attack, received comments from an unnamed woman that the video did not accurately portray the events.
Colorado Springs Police Department arrested Mr Arguelles on an alleged third-degree assault and child abuse charge.
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He has since been released from custody.
Mrs Arguelles has not been charged for the attack because it was a two-person fight according to cops.
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