11-year-old allegedly killed by mother at Santa Ana hotel
Detectives with the Santa Ana Police Department are investigating the death of an 11-year-old boy at a Santa Ana hotel Wednesday after the mother placed a 911 call, allegedly stating that she murdered her son.
Police say they responded to the call and arrived at La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Orange County Airport and located a woman inside one of the rooms who had ingested an unknown substance and allegedly stabbed her son multiple times.
Sgt. Natalie Garcia said it appears the boy was stabbed with a knife, which was recovered by police at the scene. "It's a very tragic event," she said. Around 9:15 a.m., the boy was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders, police said.
The 48-year-old woman was taken into custody and transported to a hospital to be treated for the substance she ingested. She has been identified as Saritha Ramaraju, with a last known residence in Irvine. Police said she had been staying at the motel for the past couple of weeks.
"She's currently at the hospital in stable condition, but given the fact of the incident, she's in custody," Garcia said.
