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A former morning TV news anchor has been charged with first-degree murder in the alleged stabbing of her 80-year-old mother, officials announced.

Angelynn "Angie" Mock, 47, who previously anchored for FOX 2 News in St. Louis, has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing of her mother, Anita Avers, on Halloween, the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office announced.

Mock was arrested on Oct. 31 in Wichita, Kansas , after police say Avers was killed inside the home they shared.

FORMER TV ANCHOR ACCUSED OF STABBING 80-YEAR-OLD MOTHER TO DEATH, TOLD SHE DID IT TO ‘SAVE HERSELF’

When officers responded to the home around 7:50 a.m., they found Mock outside with cuts on her hands, according to the Wichita Pol

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