WICHITA, Kan. (KOLN) – A former Lincoln sports reporter has been accused of killing her mother, according to police and city officials.
Sedgwick County officials said 47-year-old Angelynn Mock was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in the stabbing of her 80-year-old mother, Anita Avers, early Friday morning.
Records show Mock worked as a sports reporter at ABC 8 KLKN in Lincoln, Nebraska, from November 2002 to February 2004.
Wichita police said officers were called at 7:52 a.m. to a report of a stabbing at a southeast Wichita home. They found a suspect outside the residence. Inside, officers found Avers unresponsive in her bed with multiple stab wounds.
Sedgwick County EMS transported Avers to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
Police said the suspect, later identified as Mock, was taken to a hospital for treatment, then booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on a first-degree murder charge.
The investigation is ongoing. Stay connected to 1011now.com for the latest updates.
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