A former Fox 2 St. Louis information anchor has been charged with first-degree homicide after authorities say she fatally stabbed her 80-year-old mom on Halloween morning.

According to reports, Angelynn “Angie” Mock, 47, is accused of killing her mom, Anita Avers, in Wichita, Kansas. Police responded to a 911 name round 7:50 a.m. on October 31 and arrived to search out Mock outdoors the residence with obvious cuts on her arms.

When officers entered the house, they found Avers unresponsive with a number of stab wounds. She was pronounced lifeless on the scene.

Mock was transported to a hospital for therapy earlier than being booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on suspicion of first-degree homicide. Her bond was set at $1 million.

According to police and media stories, a neighbor advised investigators {that a} blood-covered girl got here to their door asking them to name 911, allegedly saying she had stabbed her mom. Mock has reportedly claimed she acted in self-defense and that she was making an attempt to “save herself” in the course of the confrontation.

Mock beforehand labored as a TV information anchor at KTVI Fox 2 in St. Louis between 2011 and 2015 and held earlier roles at stations in Nebraska, Minnesota, Montana and Oklahoma, in response to her skilled profile.