A woman has been charged with murdering her 11-year-old son by slitting his throat in a motel room following a three-day Disneyland vacation.
Saritha Ramaraju, 48, had taken her son, Yatin Ramaraju, on the trip as part of a custody visit.
On the morning of March 19, the day she was scheduled to return her son to his father, Ramaraju called 911 at approximately 9:12 a.m. to report that she had killed him and attempted to take her own life by ingesting an unknown substance.
When police arrived at the La Quinta Inn in Santa Ana, they found the boy dead in a bed, his throat slit, surrounded by Disneyland souvenirs.
Evidence suggested he had been killed several hours before she called 911.
A kitchen knife, which authorities believe was used in the murder, was found in the room and had been purchased by Ramaraju the previous day.
After being hospitalized for the attempted suicide, Ramaraju was released on March 20 and subsequently arrested for her son’s murder.
Ramaraju and her ex-husband, Prakash Raju, were in an ongoing custody battle. The couple divorced in 2018, with Prakash being granted primary custody of Yatin, and Saritha receiving visitation rights.
Ramaraju has been charged with one felony count of murder and one felony enhancement for the personal use of a knife. If convicted on all charges, she faces a maximum sentence of 26 years to life in prison, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s office.
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer issued a statement, saying, “The life of a child should not hang in the balance between two parents whose anger for each other outweighs their love for their child. The safest place for a child should be in their parents’ arms.”
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