{
  "id": 11504086,
  "title": "US mum kills four-year-old daughter, self after losing custody battle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/us-mum-kills-four-year-old-daughter-self-after-losing-custody-battle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T18:56:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/us-mum-kills-four-year-old-daughter-self-after-losing-custody-battle/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a tragic incident in Houston, Texas, a 35-year-old mother named Cibelle Savella killed her four-year-old daughter, Vivian, and then took her own life following a custody battle. According to the New York Post, Savella shot Vivian in their home in west Houston hours after a family court judge awarded primary custody to the child’s father, Aaron Savella. Police responded to a shooting call and found both victims with gunshot wounds. Vivian was pronounced dead at the scene, while Savella was taken to the hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries. The New York Post reported that the custody hearing had not gone well for Savella, and she returned home after the hearing before the tragic event unfolded. The father's lawyer, Charlotte Rainwater, expressed shock at the incident, stating that she had never encountered anything similar in her 28 years of practicing family law.",
  "summary": "A 35-year-old woman in Houston, Texas, United States, killed her four-year-old daughter and later herself after losing a custody battle over the child, the New York Post reported on Friday. The woman, identified as Cibelle Savella, reportedly shot her daughter, Vivian, hours after a family court judge awarded primary custody of the child to her Read More:…",
  "key_points": [
    "35-year-old mother Cibelle Savella killed her four-year-old daughter Vivian.",
    "Father Aaron Savella awarded primary custody in family court.",
    "Savella and Vivian both died from gunshot wounds in Houston, Texas."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "US mum kills four-year-old daughter, self after losing custody battle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/us-mum-kills-four-year-old-daughter-self-after-losing-custody-battle-11504703",
        "published": "2026-10-02T18:58:53.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}