Mum faces charges for tattooing ‘ride or die’ and lightning bolt on sons, 12 & 13

A Mum in America illegally tattooed her two young sons and is now facing serious charges, it has been reported.

Chantilly Thomas, 34, of of Frewsburg, New York, used a tattoo gun to ink her two young children in November, according to wkbw.com LINK.

Police were called to check on her sons, aged 12 and 13, on New Year’s Eve and discovered their sick mother had tattooed their hands.

Concerned cops were horrified to find Ms Thomas had inked ‘Ride or Die’ on the back of her 12-year-old’s hand and a lightning bolt on her 13-year-old’s hand.

‘Ride or die’ is a term often used in Hip Hop culture meaning 'to remain completely loyal to someone even in the face of death.'

Officers said the boys were being mistreated by their mother and have charged Ms Thomas, who isn’t even a licenced tattoo artist, with unlawfully dealing with a child.

She's due to appear at the City of Jamestown Court on January 20, where her sick crime could land her with a jail sentence of up to 90 days and a fine.