GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) In a tragic case, a mother has admitted guilt to charges of second-degree murder and torture after allegedly claiming she was aiding her son in his wish to die before reaching adulthood. The incident involves the fatal stabbing of her son.

Katie Austin Lee, aged 40, confessed to these charges on Wednesday during a session in the Ottawa County Circuit Court.

The heartbreaking event unfolded on February 21 at a Holland apartment complex, just one day before her son, Austin Dean Pikaart, was to celebrate his 18th birthday.