Mother fatally stabs three of her kids, injures two during CPS visit

March 5, 2023

A Texas woman fatally stabbed three of her five children during a surprise visit from a social worker who suspected the mom was having unsupervised visits with the kids.

Shamaiya Deyonshana Hall, 25, was charged with three counts of capital murder in the horrifying Friday slaughter, and held on $2 million bond on each charge, the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

Hall allegedly went on a stabbing spree when a Child Protective Services caseworker — who thought the mom might be having unsupervised visits with her kids — showed up unannounced, WFAA reported.

CPS had previously given guardianship of the children — all under 6 — to another relative.

The caseworker called 911 around 4 p.m. Friday after finding the young victims inside the home in the small town of Italy, about 40 miles south of Dallas.

A 6-year-old boy and 5-year-old twins — a boy and a girl — were found dead. A 4-year-old boy and a 13-month-old girl were “seriously wounded” and taken to nearby hospitals, the sheriff’s office said.

A police car is pictured outside the home where the attack occurred. — A Texas mother stabbed three of her five children to death on Friday during a visit from Child Protective Services

Shamelia Anderson, a relative of the victims, told the outlet the children attended the elementary school across the street from the house.

“They gained their wings,” Anderson said. “Those were beautiful little babies.”

Italy Independent School District Superintendent Rachel Kistner said the district is “deeply saddened by the tragedy that occurred off-campus” and is working with law enforcement in their probe.

“Words cannot express the overwhelming grief felt by the district and the community hearing of such a tragedy,” Kistner said in a statement. “We are a tight-knit, small community and as such many students will be impacted by this incident.”

police are pictured outside the home where three children were killed. — Shamaiya Deyonshana Hall, 25, has been charged with three counts of capital murder in the deaths of her three children.

A police car is pictured. — Local authorities said there was no threat to the community following the incident.

Counseling will be available throughout this week, Kistner said.

During a Friday news conference, Sheriff’s Deputy Jerry Cozby said there was no threat to the community, and that the bloody attack was an “isolated incident.”

The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation with help from the Texas Rangers.