Irvine boy, 11, was with his mother on a custody visit when she tortured and killed him, police say

The Irvine mother who police say killed her 11-year-old son in a Santa Ana hotel was in a custody battle with his father, and the boy was with her on a visit when she killed and tortured him, according to police and court records.

The mother was identified as Saritha Ramaraju, 48. She was released from a hospital on Thursday, March 20 and arrested on suspicion of murder, torture, child endangerment, and aggravated mayhem.

On Wednesday morning, Ramaraju called 911 and confessed to killing her son...