(Holland, MI) – A Holland mother is charged with murder, accused of killing her 17-year-old son early Friday morning at their apartment. Katie Lee told 9-1-1 dispatchers that her son, Austin Pikaart, wanted her to kill him before he turned 18 on Saturday and she was having trouble getting him to stop breathing. They both attempted to overdose on medication Thursday afternoon before she used the knife to slice his throat Friday. Lee told police who responded that they were supposed to kill her so she could be with her son.
She is being held without bond.
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