Texas: Mother Fatally Shoots 4-Year-Old Daughter and Self After Losing Custody

A 35-year-old woman fatally shot her four-year-old daughter and then turned the gun on herself in Houston, Texas, hours after a court stripped her of custody and awarded it to the father, Greek news outlets iefimerida and in.gr reported.

The shooting occurred on Tuesday evening, just as the mother was scheduled to hand over the child to her ex-husband. According to the reports, the woman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and succumbed to her wounds the following day.

Court records indicate that only hours earlier, strict restrictions had been imposed on the mother, including prohibitions on speaking Portuguese to her daughter without supervision and attending her school events. The full background behind the judge's ruling has not yet been released.