Chilling confession of 13-year-old girl accused of murdering mother and stabbing a boy after phone was taken away

A 13-year-old girl claimed she killed her mother in a chilling confession to Pennsylvania authorities after they found a female victim with wounds to her head and torso.

Lataya Powell was taken into custody on Friday after police responded to a scene where they found an unresponsive 44-year-old victim with multiple apparent stab wounds and an 11-year-old boy, also with apparent stab wounds in the back.

Lataya Powell, a 13-year-old Pennsylvania girl, has been charged as an adult for allegedly killing her mother and stabbing her younger brother after an argument

“I killed my mom, and she’ll never forgive me if she is alive,” Ms. Powell, who was identified by local outlets, reportedly told police.

While being taken into custody and put in the back of a police vehicle, the 13-year-old told the outlet that she felt “regret, guilt, and self-disgust.”

The authorities also found an 11-year-old boy with stab wounds to the back, but they appeared to be non-life-threatening, according to the outlet. The Wilkes-Barre City Police Department said in a statement that the second victim was transported to the hospital for treatment.

Ms Powell allegedly confessed to police: ’I killed my mom, and she’ll never forgive me if she is alive‘

Ms. Powell is being charged as an adult, with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and other related charges.

The police responded to the location at around 12:30 pm after reports of an unresponsive woman.

The woman was suffering from wounds on her torso and head area, police said, reporting that there was heavy blood flow coming from her head. The coroner’s office responded to the scene and pronounced the victim deceased. An autopsy will be carried out.

Police said that the 13-year-old stabbed her mother during an argument and threw the weapon on the neighbor’s doorstep, the local outlet reported.

Police found an unresponsive 44-year-old woman with torso and head injuries

While in custody, Ms. Powell reportedly made other comments such as “I don’t have my phone because my mom took it before our fight”, “I’m the reason my mom is dead”, and “I don’t know how people can do stuff like this and not feel bad about it”.

The authorities noted in the affidavit that no knives or cutting instruments were in plain view, but noticed that the kitchen drawers and cabinets had locks on them.

The outlet reported that one of the locks appeared to have broken, and a padlock was lying on the ground.