The murder trial of a former television news presenter accused of killing her mother has now been stayed after a judge ruled she is mentally unfit to stand trial.
On Thursday, Angelynn “Angie” Mock, 48, appeared in Sedgwick County District Court in Kansas, where Judge Jeffrey Goering ruled she is mentally incompetent to continue.
According to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office, Mock has since been sent to a state psychiatric hospital for further evaluation and treatment, and criminal proceedings have been stayed while she receives treatment.
Mock is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her mother, 80-year-old Anita Avers, on Halloween.
Police say officers were called to the Wichita home that Mock and Avers shared around 7:50 a.m. on Oct. 31.
When officers arrived, they found Mock outside with cuts on her hands, Wichita police said.
Avers was found in the home with multiple stab wounds and was taken to a hospital, where she later died.
A probable cause affidavit states that Mock made statements while talking to himself that indicated she believed her mother was the devil.
Records also show Mock allegedly told authorities she stabbed her mother “to save herself.”
According to court documents obtained by KAKE, Mock’s stepfather told investigators that she had previously been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and suffered from delusions and depression.
A neighbor also told the outlet that Mock approached her vehicle with blood on her hands and body and asked for help by calling 911.
Mock previously worked as a morning news anchor at KTVI in St. Louis from 2011 to 2015 and later at KOKH in Oklahoma City.
She was arrested the same day, treated at a hospital for her injuries and then booked into the Sedgwick County Jail.
According to her LinkedIn profile, she was working in sales at a data management software company at the time of her arrest.
The prosecutor’s office said a finding of incompetence does not dismiss the case or lead to the release of a suspect, and that proceedings will resume if Mock is later deemed competent.
Fox News Digital’s Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.
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