US mum kills four-year-old daughter, self after losing custody battle

The Punch | 02-10-2026 08:12pm |

A 35-year-old woman in Houston, Texas, shot and killed her four-year-old daughter before taking her own life, according to a report by the New York Post. The woman, identified as Cibelle Savella, carried out the act hours after a family court judge awarded primary custody of the child, Vivian, to her. The incident followed a custody battle that Savella reportedly lost. The report was published on Friday.

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