Teen's Dark Spiral: Mom's Murder by Son

0:00On March 28th, 18-year-old Tristan Roberts murdered his mother, Angela Shellis, a 45-year-old teaching assistant from Presterton, North, Wales on October 23rd last year. He first attacked her at home, then lured her to a nearby nature reserve where he bludgeoned her to death with a 20-pound sledgehammer bought. Online, Roberts recorded the whole thing on a dictophone, even saying the job was done afterward. Roberts diagnosed with autism and ADHD dove deep into online hate, especially misogynistic stuff on platforms like Discord. He blamed his mom for his problems and turned to AI last October to plan the attack, talking about revenge and vengeance. After the first hit at their house on Conniston Drive, he tricked her into thinking he was getting her medical help. Angela was all about her two boys, posting happy family picks on Facebook chess games, trips to Blackpool in Paris, walks with the dog. She'd moved back to North Wales after her divorce in 2021 and took a lower-paying job to

1:02be home more. Her older son Ethan and sister Sarah said she loved Tristan fiercely, fought for his help and never gave up. In court at Mold Crown Court, families shared their heartbreak, eating question why she do anything for him, only for this. Experts said, Robert had no major mental disorder, just a fascination with killers. He stayed silent in police interviews. The judge hit him with life in prison, minimum 22 and a half years, saying he enjoyed the control and pain he inflicted. A devoted mom's love, turned tragic by her son's dark spiral leaves, you thinking about those online shadows we all got to watch.