An 11-year-old child was killed by his mother at a hotel in Santa Ana on Wednesday, Mar. 19, police said. At around 9 a.m., the boy was stabbed by his mother at the La Quinta Inn on Hotel Terrace, said Officer Natalie Garcia, a police spokesperson.

An 11-year-old boy was found dead with multiple stab wounds Wednesday morning at a Santa Ana hotel, and the victim's mother was taken into custody as part of a homicide investigation, authorities said.