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SANTA ANA, Calif. - A woman was charged with murder after her
11-year-old son was fatally stabbed inside a hotel room in Santa Ana
earlier this week.

The suspect, identified by authorities as 48-year-old Saritha Ramaraju,
was also charged with child endangerment, torture and aggravated mayhem.

Haunting new details released: ‘Anger makes you forget who you love’
New details released :
Heartbreaking new details were released Friday by the Orange County
District Attorney's Office.

Authorities said the 11-year-old victim was killed three days after
going to Disneyland during a custody visitation. He was set to return to
his father that day.

Instead, authorities found him stabbed to death on the motel's bed
surrounded by Disneyland souvenirs.

The OC DA's office said Ramaraju moved out-of-state in 2018 and was in
town for the custody visit.

Ramaraju had purchased three-day Disneyland tickets for the two of them.

Before the deadly stabbing, the DA's office said after she allegedly
killed her son, she took the pills to kill herself.

A large kitchen knife was found inside the motel, which officials said
she purchased the day before.

Investigators added it appeared the boy had been dead for hours before
the mother called 911.

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What they're saying:
"The life of a child should not hang in the balance between two parents
whose anger for each other outweighs their love for their child," said
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer.

His released statement continued to read, "Anger makes you forget who
you love and what you are responsible for doing. The safest place for a
child should be in their parents’ arms. Instead of wrapping her arms
around their son in love, she slit his throat and in the cruelest twist
of fate removed him from the very world she brought him into."

Body-worn camera footage released: ‘She has blood on her hands’

On Friday, the Santa Ana Police Department released body-worn footage
showing the moments of Ramaraju's arrest.

In the video, one of the arriving officers is heard saying, "She has
blood on her hands," as the suspect is placed in handcuffs in the
property's outdoor hallway.

Woman tells authorities she stabbed son after ingesting unknown
substance The backstory:
On Wednesday, March 19, officers from the Santa Ana Police Department
were called to the La Quinta Inn & Suites along Hotel Terrace, just
before 9:15 a.m. The department received a call from a woman who
reported she had stabbed and killed her son inside their hotel room.

She also told authorities she ingested an unknown substance.

Officers found her son responsive in the hotel room, suffering from
apparent stab wounds. He was declared dead at the scene by personnel
with the Orange County Fire Authority.

Ramaraju was taken to an area hospital to be evaluated.

She was released from the hospital the following day. Also on Thursday, Ramaraju was booked into the Santa Ana Jail and was charged with murder,
child endangerment, torture and aggravated mayhem.

Authorities seek additional witnesses
What's next:
Ramaraju appeared in court on Friday, where a judge ordered she be kept
in custody without bail. She'll next be in front of a judge on April 17.

Homicide detectives are hoping to find more witnesses who can provide
more information about the deadly stabbing.

Those with information are asked to contact Santa Ana PD homicide
detectives at 714-245-8390. There's also an option to submit tips online
for those who wish to remain anonymous.

https://www.foxla.com/news/oc-woman-charged-sons-stabbing-death-santa-ana -hotel

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