Tech-addicted teens plot to stab mom for turning off Wi-Fi: police
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Three Texas teens are behind bars for what police say was an attempt to murder their mother following a household squabble over internet permissions. 

The siblings – ages 14, 15 and 16 – allegedly coordinated to kill their mother after she turned off their Wi-Fi access, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in a social media post

On March 23, deputies responded to a disturbance in the 3400 block of Barkers Crossing Avenue in Houston.

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The three Texas teens allegedly chased their mother with kitchen knives before throwing a brick at her, according to police. (iStock)

The three siblings were arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. They are currently being held in the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center. 

Neither the teens’ mother, nor their grandmother, were seriously injured during the incident. Due to their ages, no further information has been released. 

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The Harris County Sheriff’s Office arrested the teenagers. (Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. 

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