‘Not guilty’ plea for Kansas City mom accused of decapitating 6-year-old son

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A woman charged with first-degree murder in the death of her son pleaded not guilty to the crime.

Tasha Haefs, 37, entered the plea during a virtual hearing court hearing on Monday, April 29.

It was the first court hearing in she was ruled mentally unfit to stand trial and was committed to the Missouri Department of Mental Health.

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Haefs is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action for allegedly decapitating her 6-year-old son, Karvel Stevens, and a dog, in 2022.

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According to court documents, police responded to the home where Haefs lived after she called 911 and told a dispatcher that the devil was trying to attack her.

When officers arrived, they found blood leaning to the front door. The probable cause statement shows that an officer looked inside the house and noticed the decapitated head of a child.

Once inside, they found Haefs with blood on her legs and feet. The body of the decapitated child was lying nearby and they found a decapitated dog in the basement, according to court documents.

The documents state that Haefs itted that the child was biologically hers and she had killed him.

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At the time, “Haefs’ family [said] she had struggled for years with drug addiction, depression, severe trauma and hallucinations,” according to Associated Press reports.

Haefs is scheduled to be back in court on May 7 for a pre-trial conference.

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