Mother in custody after 11-year-old son stabbed to death at Santa Ana hotel

An investigation is underway after a mother called police to report that her 11-year-old son had been stabbed and killed at a hotel in Santa Ana Wednesday morning.

Officers were called to the La Quinta Inn where the boy was found suffering from multiple stab wounds.

The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

The boy’s mother was taken into custody and then transported to a local hospital after apparently ingesting something, police said.

An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the stabbing is ongoing.

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