Why is Angelynn Mock unfit to stand trial?

A competency evaluation concluded that Angelynn Mock is not currently mentally fit to proceed with her trial for the stabbing death of her mother.

What happens now that Angelynn Mock is deemed unfit?

Criminal proceedings have been stayed, and Ms. Mock has been ordered to Larned State Hospital for further evaluation and treatment.

When will Angelynn Mock's trial resume?

The criminal proceedings will resume in the district court once Ms. Mock is deemed competent again.

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Former Anchor Deemed Unfit to Stand Trial for Mother's Stabbing

30 Jan

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Summary

Former news anchor Angelynn Mock faces murder charges in her mother's stabbing death.
A competency evaluation determined Mock is not mentally fit to stand trial.
Mock has been ordered to Larned State Hospital for further evaluation and treatment.

Former Anchor Deemed Unfit to Stand Trial for Mother's Stabbing

A former news anchor and reporter, Angelynn Mock, has been declared mentally unfit to stand trial for the alleged stabbing death of her mother, Anita Avers. The incident occurred on October 31, 2025, at their shared Wichita, Kansas residence. Mock was charged with first-degree murder following the fatal stabbing of her 80-year-old mother.

A competency evaluation submitted to the court on January 15, 2026, concluded that Mock is not currently competent. Based on these findings, the court has ordered her to Larned State Hospital for further evaluation and treatment.

Legal proceedings in the district court have been temporarily halted. According to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's Office, a finding of incompetence does not result in the dismissal of charges or the defendant's release. Criminal proceedings will resume once Mock is deemed competent.