Former TV anchor stabs elderly mother to de@th on Halloween ‘to save herself’

A former morning TV show anchor in Missouri, U.S. allegedly stabbed her elderly mother to de@th on Halloween, then told dispatchers she did it to save herself, local outlets reported. Neighbors in the neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas, said they were traumatized after Angelynn Mock, 47, staggered out of a home shortly before 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 31, soaked in blood. There was a woman who approached our vehicle with like blood, like her hands were filled, her body was filled with blood, asking to call 911, Alyssa Castro, who lives in the neighborhood, told KAKE.   Castro told the outlet that Mock took her phone and bolted back inside the house, where she called authorities and allegedly claimed she stabbed [her] mother to save herself, Sedgwick County dispatchers told the outlet. When officers with the Wichita Police Department arrived, Mock was waiting outside with a series of bloody cuts on her hands.  Mocks mother, 80-year-old Anita Avers, was found unresponsive in her bed with multiple stab wounds. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she did just 30 minutes later, according to the police department.  Anita Avers Mock was taken into custody and booked into the Sedgwick County Jail for first-degree murdr, and is being held on a $1 million bond, according to the county sheriffs office. Police eventually gave Castros boyfriend his phone back. Castro, though, was just grateful they were able to help. Like, we never know what anyone is going through. This happened randomly, but as long as we were able to get 911 and see what we can do, thats all I really care about, she told KAKE. Avers was a marriage and family therapist at Wichita Counseling Professionals, her husband confirmed to the outlet. Mock worked at KTVI Fox 2 as a morning and evening fill-in anchor from 2011 to 2015, according to her LinkedIn. The post Former TV anchor stabs elderly mother to de@th on Halloween to save herself appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.