Texas mom dies after allegedly killing 4-year-old daughter following custody ruling

 

A Texas mother allegedly killed her four-year-old daughter before taking her own life, hours after losing primary custody of the child to her ex-husband.

 

Cibelle Savella, 35, was expected to hand over her daughter, Vivian, to her former husband, Aaron Savella, on Tuesday evening after a family court judge awarded him primary custody.

According to Houston police, officers responded to the family's Houston home after gunsh0ts were heard. Vivian was found dead from an apparent gunsh0t wound, while her mother was taken to hospital after reportedly turning the gun on herself. Police later confirmed that Savella died from her injuries. 

 

Court documents cited by ABC13 said Savella was only allowed to see her daughter under continuous supervision. She was also restricted from speaking Portuguese to Vivian unless someone who spoke the language was present, and was barred from attending some of the child's school activities. 

The reasons for the custody decision and the restrictions were not immediately clear. The couple, who divorced in November 2024, had been involved in a custody dispute over their daughter.

 

The family's lawyer said Aaron had followed the court process and was expecting Vivian to come home to him that evening. The family later described themselves as devastated by the loss. 

Popular posts from this blog

Late actor Chadwick Boseman's family at war with his widow over documentary she's producing

Image
  Chadwick Boseman’s widow, Taylor Simone Ledward Boseman, has claimed that members of the late actor’s family are making it difficult for her to move forward with a documentary celebrating his life and legacy. According to court documents, Simone said she has been working with production company Words + Pictures on a documentary about the Black Panther star. She said she is also in the process of securing an offer from Searchlight Pictures to produce the project. According to Simone, the proposed deal is structured on a “Most Favored Nation basis”, which she said would ensure equal treatment for both sides of Boseman’s family. She claimed identical paperwork was provided to both parties. However, Simone alleged that members of Boseman’s family requested separate agreements from the production company. She described her efforts to involve them as another example of her generosity towards the Boseman family, claiming she retains “100% right to control and benefit from Chadwick’s nam...
Read more

“I believe all men cheat” — Actress and filmmaker Angela Eguavoen

Image
  Actress and filmmaker Angela Eguavoen has said she believes all men cheat, explaining that the belief serves as a form of emotional consolation in case she discovers that a partner has been unfaithful. Speaking in an interview with PUNCH, Eguavoen said she strongly believes all men cheat, despite the common response from men that not every man is unfaithful. “I strongly believe that all men cheat,” she said. “Whenever I say that, the men will say, ‘It is not all men.’”   The actress explained that she would rather hold on to that belief as a way of preparing herself emotionally for the possibility of discovering that a partner has cheated.   “I think it is a belief I use to console myself just in case I am in a relationship and suddenly find out that the person I am dating is cheating,” she said.   Eguavoen added that while she would not hurt a partner over infidelity, she believes a man who cheats should at least be discreet and respectful toward his partner. ...
Read more

British chess champion, 11, becomes youngest woman grandmaster in history

Image
  A British child chess prodigy has become the youngest player in history to earn the woman grandmaster (WGM) title at just 11 years old.   Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, from north-west London, secured her third and final WGM norm, a certified title-level performance, while representing England at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) confirmed. Speaking to FIDE, Sivanandan said she was happy about the achievement but wanted to "keep making history". It is the latest milestone in a remarkable rise for the schoolgirl, who has already become Britain's youngest women's chess champion and the youngest person to represent England internationally in any sport. Sivanandan, from Harrow, played all 11 rounds on England's top board - a position assigned to the team's top player - and finished the tournament with eight points. She had already passed the 2300 rating threshold required for the WGM title before securing her th...
Read more