Santa Ana Mother Arrested for Fatally Stabbing 11-Year-Old Son in Motel

The 48-year-old woman remains in custody at a hospital after reporting the crime and claiming to have ingested an unknown substance.

Police arrested the mother on Wednesday morning after she called 911 to report she had killed her son at a La Quinta Inn.
The 11-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene, and a knife was recovered by investigators.
The mother was taken into custody in a hallway outside the motel room and later hospitalized, where she remains in stable condition.
Authorities have confirmed the incident as isolated, with no other suspects involved in the case.
The La Quinta Inn in Santa Ana remains cordoned off as police continue their investigation into the tragic incident.