Authorities said a mother in Kansas City decapitated her 6-year-old son and has been charged with first-degree murder.
What are the details?
A woman called police around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday saying she was concerned someone was trying to harm her, KCTV-TV reported, adding that she also said the devil was trying to attack her. The station said she hung up the phone after denying she had any mental illness.
When officers arrived at the home in the 7300 block of Indiana Avenue, they saw what appeared to be blood leading up to the front door — and heard a female singing inside the residence, KCTV said. When they knocked, the female sang louder, the station added.
An officer looked inside the house and saw a severed head, KCTV reported, adding that police learned at the scene there were three children associated with the house.
Officers forced their way through the rear door to check on the woman and children, the station said, adding that they found a woman in the kitchen with apparent blood on her legs and feet.
Beyond the kitchen officers found a child who apparently had been decapitated, KCTV said, adding that they also found a decapitated dog in the basement.
KCTV-TV said in a separate story that no other children were found inside the home, but police did find two knives.
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Who was charged?
Tasha Haefs, 35, has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action, the station said, citing the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, which requested that she be held without bond.
The prosecutor’s office said Haefs told detectives the victim was her biological child and that she admitted to killing him, KCTV reported.
Anything else?
Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said that “the community now knows some of the terrible details of the death of this 6-year-old child. It takes our breath away,” the station said. She added that “it’s difficult to imagine the grief for this boy’s family. For the child’s classmates. His friends. Neighbors. The first responders who went to this crime scene,” KCTV noted.
Baker also said “this child’s death is a call for something more. Our community must heed the call. Law enforcement, prosecutors, public health officials, social service providers, all of our many partners must work together to address the violence. Strong collaborations are needed to lean into this difficult challenge, and better protect our community’s most vulnerable population, our kids,” the station added.
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