Mother of rape suspect says she broke down when she heard charges

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The mother of a rape suspect is apologizing to his alleged victim.

Police arrested 16-year-old Davious Boyd and 17-year-old Damario Coxton on Thursday.

Police said the teens broke into a northwest Charlotte home Wednesday night and robbed and raped the woman inside.

Coxton's mother told Eyewitness News she broke down when police told her the charges against her son.

Her 3-year-old daughter was in the next room.

"What if somebody broke in here and did me like that?" Wanda Coxton asked, thinking of her son. "I'm a mom, just like she's (a) mom."

Both suspects are due in court next week.