Mom Accused of Decapitating Her 6-Year-Old Son Will Face Trial [Video]

A Missouri woman accused of decapitating her young son and their dog in 2022 has been deemed competent to stand trial.

Tasha Haefs, 37, was arrested on Feb. 15, 2022 and charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of her son, Karvel Stevens, 6.

In June 2022, she was deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial and the case was suspended while she underwent treatment, court records show, USA Today reports.

The Missouri Department of Mental Health monitored her progress and filed a confidential report requesting that the case proceed, court records show, according to USA Today.

On Friday, a judge in the 16th Circuit Court of Jackson County granted a motion for the case to move forward, KMBC reports.

The alleged crime came to light on Feb. 15, 2022, when Kansas City police responded to Haefs’ home after receiving a call from an unidentified woman inside, saying that “the devil was trying to attack her,” …