HOUSTON-AREA, TX — Public outrage is boiling over following the arrest of a mother accused of committing an unthinkable act of violence: shooting her four young children, two of whom tragically died, in what authorities describe as a cold-blooded and senseless assault that demands the harshest condemnation.
The suspect, identified as Oninda Romelus, 31, has been charged with two counts of capital murder, with court documents revealing chilling and disturbing statements that only amplify the horror of her actions. While being questioned, Romelus allegedly told investigators her children “were with the devil” and horrifyingly instructed them to “Kill them all.”
The violent spree, which unfolded [Specify location if found, e.g., ‘in a car park,’ ‘at a gas station’], resulted in the deaths of two of her children, leaving the community reeling from the sheer inhumanity of the crime. Two other children sustained injuries but survived the attack. Compounding the tragedy, initial reports indicated one child was briefly unaccounted for, sparking a frantic search before the full scope of the atrocity was realized.
A TRAIL OF DECEPTION AND DESTRUCTION
Further sickening revelations have emerged, indicating a pattern of criminal behavior and reckless living by the accused. Romelus was reportedly already being sought by authorities on unrelated charges, including credit card fraud and Social Security fraud, before the murders. This history of deception only deepens the public’s fury toward a person who not only violated her civic duties but then committed the ultimate betrayal of her maternal duty.
This case is not just a crime story—it is a devastating example of a catastrophic failure of protection. The public is left grappling with the horrifying question of how a mother could harbor such malice and then act on it with such finality.
Romelus is now in custody, facing the full force of the law for the crimes that have stolen the lives of her innocent children and inflicted permanent trauma on her surviving family. Her trial must serve as an uncompromising demand for justice for the young lives violently extinguished.
