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Mother admits to stabbing son, 11, to death in Los Angeles hotel room

A 48-year-old mother admitted to stabbing her 11-year-old son to death inside of a Los Angeles-area hotel room, authorities allege.

The child was found dead inside a room in a La Quinta Inn close to John Wayne Airport around 9:30 am on Wednesday. The suspect called 911, Santa Ana Police Department Officer Natalie Garcia told the media.

“During the 911 call, it’s believed that the mother stated that she had killed her son and that she had ingested some sort of substance,” Officer Garcia said. The officer said that when police arrived at the room, they found the boy lying on a bed with multiple stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

One guest told KTLA what she heard just prior to the police arriving. “We heard the banging and something hit the wall. It sounded like something hit the floor really hard, and we heard like a short yell but that was it,” Alyssah Witherell said.

The mother was rushed to a local hospital before being transferred to Santa Ana jail. Garcia said that investigators believe she took nearly 25 over-the-counter pills in an attempt to take her own life. She was last reported to be in a stable condition.

Detectives have retrieved a murder weapon from the scene, Garcia added. A