A Kansas judge suspended proceedings after ruling that former news anchor Angelynn Mock, accused of murdering her mother, is mentally unfit to stand trial.
A psychologist’s report, provided to the Sedgwick County Court Tuesday, stated that a doctor found Mock, 48, incompetent to stand trial for the stabbing murder of her mother, 80-year-old Anita Avers.
Mock has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and has suffered from delusions and depression, according to court documents obtained by KAKE.
Sedgwick County District Judge Jeff Goering agreed with the report.
This ruling does not alleviate the possibility that Mock may still be tried at a later time, FOX News Digital reports.
Mock is currently at Larned State Hospital, receiving treatment and undergoing further evaluations, according to the Daily Mail.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, Wichita police said they found Avers, “unresponsive in her bed with multiple stab wounds,” at a Wichita home in the 1500 block of East Crowley on October 31.
Prior to finding Avers, Mock reportedly approached neighbor, Alyssa Castro, and Castro’s boyfriend, with what the couple believed to be blood on her hands. Mock asked to borrow a phone to call 911, then took off with the phone back into a house.
“There was a woman who approached our vehicle with like blood, like her hands were filled, her body was filled with blood, asking to call 911,” Alyssa Castro said.
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Mock’s 911 call revealed that there had been a stabbing in her home. Mock reportedly claimed self-defense while trying to save herself from her mother.
According to the affidavit, she told police, “I had to kill her, she wasn’t going to stop.”
Avers had stab wounds to multiple parts of her body, including her face, neck, torso and arms, according to KAKE.
Mock was ultimately taken to the hospital for treatment of cuts before being booked into the Sedgewick County jail.
If Mock is found competent at a later time, according to Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett, she will be back on the trial docket in approximately 6–12 months of competency.
If she does not regain competency, she will remain at Larned, KAKE reported.
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[Feature Photo: Angelynn Mock/Sedgwick County Jail and Anita Avers/Handout]