P1.A former TV news anchor — once a familiar face on the evening broadcast — has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing her 80-year-old mother to death..P1
Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared in places like Bustle, LAMag, and HelloGigglesA former news anchor has been charged with murder after she allegedly stabbed and killed her elderly mother. Police responded to a “reported cutting” at a residence in Wichita, Kan., at about 7:52 a.m. local time on Friday, Oct. 31, per a media release shared on Facebook by the Sedgwick County Police Department (SCPD).
Upon arrival, police found a woman — who was later identified as 47-year-old Angelynn “Angie” Mock— standing outside the home. They then entered the residence and found Mock’s mother, Anita Avers, 80, “unresponsive in her bed with multiple stab wounds.” Avers was transported to a local hospital, where she died later that morning, per the media release.Angelynn Mock’s mugshot.
Mock was also treated at the hospital for undisclosed injuries and was then taken into custody at the Sedgwick County Jail, per police. She was charged with murder in the first degree on Oct. 31 and is being held on a bond of $1 million, per Sedgwick County public records. An investigation into the incident is still ongoing, per the SCPD. PEOPLE reached out to the SCPD for comment on Sunday, Nov. 2, but did not receive an immediate response. Mock previously worked as a news anchor and reporter for Fox 2 in St. Louis from 2011 to 2015, per her LinkedIn profile. She later transitioned into sales, and was currently working for a data management software company at the time of her arrest, per LinkedIn. Mock’s motive for the alleged crime is not clear at this time. Information about her initial court appearance is currently unavailable.
