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Mother who allegedly beat son due in court

07:50 AM Mountain Standard Time on Friday, November 9, 2007

3TV and azfamily.com Staff

3TV VIDEO: Change of plea possible
3TV LINK: Mom arrested for beating son at Wal-Mart

The Valley woman accused of beating her 10-year-old son at a Wal-Mart might be entering a change of plea.

Tina Tatum is slated to go before a judge Friday morning. She faces two counts of child abuse, and it's possible that she will change her plea to guilty..

According to police, Tatum got into an argument with her son over buying a T-shirt.

It happened in August.

She allegedly hit the boy with her first, both while they were in the store and after they were outside in the parking lot. She reportedly hit him until he bled.

Tatum is already on lifetime probation for child abuse in connection with the death of her 3-month-old baby.