Wash. mom held in shaking assault on son TACOMA, Wash., July 11 (UPI) -- A Washington state mother was in jail Wednesday for allegedly shaking her 3-year-old son so hard he was partially blinded Chasity DeFour, 25, Emunclaw, was arrested last week for second-degree assault on a child, which King County prosecutors said resulted in "life-altering" injuries. "The victim ... was covered in bruises from head to toe, partially blinded and will have lasting neurological and physical challenges after suffering repeated assaults at the hands of the defendant," Senior Deputy Prosecutor Cecelia Gregory told a hearing last week. DeFour allegedly attacked her son, whose name was not released, after he wet his pants. Seattlepi.com said prosecutors contended DeFour allegedly coached her other son, age 5, to lie to police about the incident. The child was brought to a Tacoma hospital where he was placed in intensive care with head trauma. A week later, he was still unable to see normally and was not responding appropriately to questions from a specialist in interviewing children.