Missouri police said a mother admitted to decapitating her 6-year-old son Tuesday.

Authorities received a call on Tuesday night from Tasha Haefs, 35, who claimed the devil was trying to attack her. After getting a welfare check, police arrived at her Kansas City home and saw a child’s severed head inside the building, according to KCBD.

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