In a disturbing incident, a Texas mother shot dead her four-year-old daughter in a murder-suicide just hours after losing a custody battle with the girl’s dad. According to New York Post, the woman identified as Cibelle Savella, 35, was supposed to hand over her daughter, Vivian Savella, to her ex-husband, Aaron Savella, on Tuesday night. But instead of doing that, she shot her daughter dead in her $1.1 million Houston home and then took her own life, according to the Houston Police Department and a family attorney.
“There was a custody hearing earlier today that didn’t go well for the mother,” Houston Police Lieutenant Larry Crowson said. “She came home, shot her 4-year-old, and then shot herself.”
