A restaurant heiress was hit with a slew of harsh custody restrictions just hours before she allegedly shot and killed her four-year-old daughter, cops said.
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Court papers exclusively obtained by the Daily Mail showed that Cibelle Savella, 35, was told on Tuesday morning that she could only spend time with daughter Vivian under the supervision of Guardians of Hope.
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The organization, based in Savella's home city of Houston, provides safe visitation and child exchanges for families navigating high-conflict custody battles, domestic violence or substance abuse.
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Savella is accused of shooting Vivian at her partner's $824,000 townhouse in a gated community on Tuesday evening.
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She allegedly did so just hours after her private equity lawyer ex-husband Aaron Savella was awarded full custody of Vivian, Houston Police Lieutenant Larry Crowson told reporters on Wednesday.
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Savella allegedly shot herself afterwards in what Houston Police described as an attempted suicide, but survived and remains hospitalized with wounds she is expected to recover from.
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She has not yet been charged with any crime.
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Tuesday's fateful custody hearing, overseen by Harris County Judge Teresa Waldrop, gave Aaron exclusive rights to make decisions about Vivian's care, according to a court docket entry.
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Savella, whose current partner owns a successful Chick-fil-A franchise, could only spend time with Vivian under the supervision of Guardians of Hope, the judge ruled.
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Cibelle Savella, 35, lost custody of her daughter Vivian, pictured together, on Tuesday morning.
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Hours later she allegedly killed the little girl at her Houston townhouse, according to a Houston Police lieutenant
Savella with her ex-husband Aaron Savella at their wedding in 2020.
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They split in 2022.
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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
Savella, who is Brazilian, was also barred from speaking to the child in her native Portuguese unless the Guardians of Hope supervisor was also fluent in the language, the filing said.
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Previous filings said Savella and Aaron were barred from disparaging one another in front of Vivian, or letting the little girl spend time with any of their friends who did the same in her presence.
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Savella and Aaron, 37, appeared before the judge at 9.30am Tuesday, according to the docket entry.
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Judge Waldrop ruled that Vivian would primarily live with Aaron and he would also solely make decisions about her schooling, doctors and mental health treatment, the filing said.
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She also ordered that Savella pay child support to Aaron and contribute to 50 percent of any of Vivian's out-of-pocket medical expenses, according to the docket entry.
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The judge further ruled Savella did not have the right to attend Vivian's school activities, including school lunches, performances and field trips.
She also could not consent to medical, dental and surgical treatment during an emergency, the filing said.
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She and Aaron were both awarded all other rights outlined under Chapter 153 of the Texas Family Code, which outlines the baseline rights and duties of a parent.
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Houston Police say the youngster was allegedly killed by her mom who cops say then tried to take her own life unsuccessfully
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
Aaron Savella and his daughter pictured in an undated photograph.
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Cibelle Savella remains in hospital and is expected to survive her injuries.
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She is yet to be charged with any crime
Savella was ordered to turn Vivian over to Aaron on Tuesday evening, but instead she allegedly shot her dead on an upstairs floor of the townhouse, the Lieutenant Crowson told reporters.
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Her partner, Greg Kubala, and a babysitter had been inside the residence at the time of the deadly shooting, police said.
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There is no suggestion they were in any way involved in the shootings.
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Cibelle Savella goes by the surname Kubala on court documents and on social media, but the Daily Mail has not been able to determine if the couple is married.
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Greg Kubala and the babysitter heard shots ring out as Vivian was killed, cops say.
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They went upstairs and started performing CPR on Vivian and her mother, according to Houston Police.
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When officers and firefighters arrived at the home around 5.45pm, they found Vivian suffering from a single gunshot wound, Houston Police Lieutenant Larry Crowson said.
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She died at the scene.
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Savella was taken to the hospital in critical condition, but is expected to survive.
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'There was a custody hearing earlier today that didn't go well for the mother,' Lt Crowson said Tuesday night.
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She came home, shot her four-year-old and then shot herself.'
Cibelle Savella pictured in a social media photo.
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Originally from Brazil, Tuesday's court hearing banned her from speaking Portuguese with Vivian unless a court-appointed 'Guardian of Hope' mediator who could also speak the language was present too
Savella with her partner, Greg Kubala.
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Police said that he and a babysitter were home at the time of the shooting, but that neither were in any way connected to the horror that unfolded
Cibelle Savella and Vivien in a social media photo.
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The youngster was just four-years-old at the time of her death
Aaron and his family are 'devastated' by the horrific act of violence, his attorneys said in a statement issued to the media Wednesday afternoon.
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'Aaron did everything the law asks of a parent who is trying to protect his child.
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He trusted the courts.
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He followed every order.
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He waited for the process to work,' his lawyers said.
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On Tuesday, a judge placed Vivian in his primary care, and she was supposed to come home to him that evening.
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