Former news anchor not competent to stand trial in mom’s death; prosecution paused
Criminal proceedings for a former news anchor accused of stabbing her mother to death have halted after a court evaluation found she is not competent to stand trial.
Court records and family members say 47-year-old Angelynn E. Mock has a history of serious mental health issues, including delusions and a schizoaffective disorder, that caused the Wichita woman to make deranged statements and have angry outbursts.
Mock was arrested on Halloween 2025 after calling police to her mother’s south Wichita home. First responders found Mock’s mother, 80-year-old Anita Avers, in her bed bleeding in from her neck and chest. A bloody cheese grater was also laid out on a pillow next to her. She was taken to a hospital, where she died.
Covered in blood, Mock gave several explanations to police as to what happened, including that she killed her mother in self-defense after she “started spewing venom at me out of her (expletive) mouth,” court documents read.
Mock’s stepfather told police Mock suffered from a mental illness that brought bouts of delusions mixed with periods of depression. He told police that on previous occasions at the home, Mock had threatened to “blow everyone up,” accused people of being robots and claimed “to be spiritual and talk to God,” court documents read.
Mock was arrested and charged with first degree murder in connection with Avers’ death. Last week, a clinician appointed by the Sedgwick County court determined Mock is not competent to stand trial.
Mock has since been ordered to receive further treatment and evaluation at a state hospital, a statement from the Sedgwick County Office of the District Attorney read. But until she’s deemed competent, criminal proceedings have been stayed.
“A finding that a defendant is not competent in Kansas does not lead to a dismissal of the criminal proceedings or lead to the release of the defendant,” a spokewoman with the District Attorney’s office said. “When Ms. Mock is again deemed competent, the criminal proceedings will resume in the district court.”
