Heiress Lost Custody of Daughter Hours Before Child's Death in Texas

A contentious custody hearing concluded Tuesday morning with a Houston judge granting full custody of 4-year-old Vivian Savella to her father, private equity lawyer Aaron Savella. Hours later, the child was found dead in her mother's gated community home.

Cibelle Savella, the child's mother, reportedly shot her daughter Vivian before attempting to take her own life. She was discovered with critical injuries and remains hospitalized. Houston Police have stated that she has yet to be charged with any crime. Vivian was meant to be handed over to her father on Tuesday night, according to police.

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The ruling on Tuesday morning saw Cibelle Savella, also known as Cibelle Kubala, lose complete control of her daughter's upbringing. The custody battle concluded with Aaron Savella being given complete legal and physical custody of Vivian.

IMAGE6 Cibelle Savella, 35, lost custody of her daughter Vivian, pictured together, on Tuesday morning. Hours later she allegedly killed the little girl at her Houston townhouse, according to a Houston Police lieutenant.

IMAGE1 Judge Teresa Waldrop, pictured, oversaw the custody hearing in Houston on Tuesday morning. She is pictured in an election campaign photo.

Judge Teresa Waldrop presided over the custody hearing in Houston. The details of the hearing remain private. The violence occurred at the home of Cibelle Savella's partner, Greg Kubala. Police stated that Kubala and a babysitter were present at the time but were not involved in the incident.

IMAGE4 Savella with her ex-husband Aaron Savella at their wedding in 2020. They split in 2022. Aaron, a private equity lawyer, was given complete control of his daughter's upbringing in a custody hearing that took place just hours before her killing on Tuesday.

Aaron Savella and Cibelle Savella married in 2020 and divorced in 2022. In the wake of his daughter's death, Aaron Savella has released numerous photographs of himself with Vivian.

IMAGE3 Aaron Savella released a slew of heartbreaking photos of himself with his late daughter in the wake of her killing.

IMAGE8 Savella was meant to hand Vivian over to Aaron Tuesday night, but instead allegedly killed the little girl in her partner's $824,000 townhouse on Terra Reserve Place in Houston, according to the city's police department.

The incident occurred at an $824,000 townhouse owned by Greg Kubala. Cibelle Savella remains in the hospital and is expected to recover from her injuries.

Heiress Lost Custody of Daughter Hours Before Child's Death in Texas

A Houston court awarded full custody of 4-year-old Vivian Savella to her father, Aaron Savella, on Tuesday morning, just hours before the child was found dead in her mother's home.

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