South-central Kansas mom taken into custody after boy killed in home
WELLINGTON ? A south-central Kansas woman has been taken into custody on suspicion that she killed her 10-year-old son.
The Wichita Eagle reports the 33-year-old woman was being held in Sumner County jail after the boy was found dead in the family’s home in Wellington.
Police were called at 11:45 p.m. Sunday to the home, where they found the boy dead with a puncture wound to the chest.
Wellington Police Chief Tracy Heath says the official cause of death hasn’t been determined.
Police say the mother was arrested without incident.