Bena is the adult son of a 70-year-old woman. Bena had a history of alcohol abuse, mental illness, and verbal and physical abuse of his mother. The victim had been reluctant to report past incidents to law enforcement, insisting that her son just needed help. Eventually, Bena assaulted his mother by pulling her hair, verbally abusing her, pushing her into furniture, and not allowing her to leave the room or the house to get help.  After her son fell asleep, the victim was able to flee and call police.  Bena pleaded guilty to elder abuse and false imprisonment of an elder. He was sentenced to six month in Orange County jail and placed on three years of supervised probation with conditions of one year of domestic violence counseling and alcohol testing, and a three year protective order to stay away from his mother’s house.