Officer Morgan’s face remained professional, but her eyes darkened with clear disgust at the behavior described.

“What was your immediate reaction when the chair tipped over, Noah?”

“I lost my temper,” Noah confessed, looking up at me with sheer terror in his eyes.

“I lunged forward and shoved Brandon as hard as I could across his chest to keep him away from her.”

Officer Reynolds stopped writing and looked directly at my son over the top of his reading glasses.

“Did Brandon fall to the ground when you shoved him?”