Angelynn Mock is an alleged killer from Kansas who has been charged with the murder of her mother Anita Avers
According to police reports officers received a 911 phone call about a potential stabbing at a home in Wichita Kansas. When officers arrived at the scene they would find Angelynn “Angie” Mock standing outside of the residence. Officers would enter the home where they would find Anita Avers, 80, with multiple stab wounds. Anita would be rushed to the hospital however she would soon be pronounced deceased
Angelynn Mock would be arrested and has been charged with murder. Angelynn “Angie” Mock is a former newscaster for Fox 2 news station in St. Louis from 2011 to 2015
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A former news anchor has been charged with murder after she allegedly stabbed and killed her elderly mother.
Police responded to a “reported cutting” at a residence in Wichita, Kan., at about 7:52 a.m. local time on Friday, Oct. 31, per a media release shared on Facebook by the Sedgwick County Police Department (SCPD).
Upon arrival, police found a woman — who was later identified as 47-year-old Angelynn “Angie” Mock— standing outside the home. They then entered the residence and found Mock’s mother, Anita Avers, 80, “unresponsive in her bed with multiple stab wounds.”
Avers was transported to a local hospital, where she died later that morning, per the media release.
Mock was also treated at the hospital for undisclosed injuries and was then taken into custody at the Sedgwick County Jail, per police. She was charged with murder in the first degree on Oct. 31 and is being held on a bond of $1 million, per Sedgwick County public records.
An investigation into the incident is still ongoing, per the SCPD.
PEOPLE reached out to the SCPD for comment on Sunday, Nov. 2, but did not receive an immediate response.
Mock previously worked as a news anchor and reporter for Fox 2 in St. Louis from 2011 to 2015, per her LinkedIn profile. She later transitioned into sales, and was currently working for a data management software company at the time of her arrest, per LinkedIn.
Mock’s motive for the alleged crime is not clear at this time. Information about her initial court appearance is currently unavailable.
Former News Anchor Charged with Murder After Allegedly Stabbing Elderly Mother
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A former St. Louis television news anchor was arrested for fatally stabbing her mother in Wichita, Kansas, authorities said.
Angelynn Mock, 47, was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on a charge of first-degree murder, jail records showed.
Wichita police said at approximately 7:52 a.m. on Friday, officers responded to a reported cutting at a home along Crowley Street near Victoria Street on the city’s South Side. When officers arrived at the home, they found 80-year-old Anita Avers unresponsive in her bed, police stated.
Avers, who had been stabbed multiple times, was taken to an area hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 8:26 a.m.
Mock, who was identified as a suspect, was located outside the home following the stabbing, police stated. Mock previously worked as a morning news anchor at FOX 2 in St. Louis and KOKH FOX 25 in Oklahoma City.
Information about a possible motive hadn’t been revealed as of Sunday evening.
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