I told him the same thingthat my mom told him when she was leaving him.
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The boy told police "he was tired of his dad hitting him and his mom, " and that he thought his father was having an affair that might contribute to the family's break-up.
"At the beginning, I was told that was the best for him because generally, monkeys live off the back of the mom, " she said, adding the monkey would "get into a panic attack" when she was out of sight.