A mother who beheaded her six-year-old son in a satanic ritual has died after having an armed face-off with police in Brazil.
Maria Mendes, 26, had been hospitalized since September 20 after cops shot at her when she murdered her young son, Miguel Alves, inside her apartment in the northeast city of João Pessoa.
The twisted mother was shot 14 times but survived, before later developing an infection related to the gunshot wounds. She died early Thursday morning.
The terrifying incident unfolded after the Paraiba Military Police responded to an emergency call from neighbors after hearing a defenseless Alves clamoring for help.
Maria Mendes died Thursday at a hospital in Brazil from an infection as a result of being shot by cops on September 30 after she was confronted inside her apartment after decapitating her six-year-old son Miguel Alves
Neighbors presented audio clips of Miguel Alves screaming to be helped moments before his mother beheaded him in a satanic ritual inside their apartment in the northeastern Brazilian city of João Pessoa
Audio provided by residents to investigators showed Alves was heard screaming ‘Help, I’m going to die,’ ‘Help, help me,’ and ‘Mommy, I love you.’
Agents initially thought they were responding to reports of an assault before they entered the apartment and found Mendes sitting on a chair with Alves’ head on her lap.
The police officers attempted to arrest Mendes, who then tried to attack them with a knife. Cops then opened fire on the woman.
Authorities searched the home and also found their pet cat in pain in one of the two bedrooms.
They also recovered multiple videos that contained satanic decapitation rituals.
Authorities discovered satanic videos in the home of Maria Mendes, seen here with her son, Miguel Alves, whom she decapitated last month
Investigators have yet to say what drove Mendes to murder her son in the apartment.
Neighbors told police that Mendes and Alves had moved into the home in August, but not much was known about her.
Mendes was facing cruelty, homicide and attempted homicide charges.
Paraiba Civil Police chief Luísa Correia told Brazilian news outlet G1 that case was archived, and declined to comment further.
