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Published 15:30 05 Jun 2026 GMT
A woman who says her mother tried to kill her when she was just 10 years old has made an unexpected admission nearly 20 years after testifying against her in court.
Kenna Renee Harper has spoken publicly about the murder-suicide plot that she said unfolded on Christmas Day 2006, when she claims her mother forced her to drink a mixture containing between 50 and 100 crushed prescription pills.
According to Harper, the incident happened after she returned from spending Christmas with her father. At the time, she says she had no idea how serious her mother's addiction had become and still viewed her as her closest source of comfort and safety.
Speaking in a TikTok video, Harper recalled receiving a trip to Disneyland as a Christmas gift from her father before flying back to her mother's home.
She said she immediately noticed a change in her mother's mood when she shared the news.
"I remember her emotions instantly shifting," Harper said in the video.
After arriving home following a two-and-a-half-hour drive from the airport, Harper said she developed a painful toothache. Her mother told her she would get medicine when they arrived at the house.
The 10-year-old changed into new cheetah-print pajamas and got into bed while her mother remained elsewhere in the home. Harper said she later noticed two glasses containing liquid sitting on the counter and became increasingly anxious as her mother continued to stay awake.
Eventually, she was woken and told to take medicine.
In the video, Harper recalled saying at the time: "I don't want to drink this. I don't want to drink this."
She claimed her mother repeatedly insisted she continue. "You need to take it, you need to drink the whole thing. There cannot be anything left."
Harper later alleged that the drink contained between 50 and 100 crushed prescription painkillers and benzodiazepines. She said her mother mixed Capri Sun into the drink to improve the taste.
"I drank it because I trusted my mom," Harper said in the video. I drank it because she was my home."
Her next memory, she said, was waking up in a hospital bed surrounded by IVs.
A forensic interview conducted when Harper was 10 captured her describing the events that led up to her hospitalization.
When asked what her mother had said before she drank the liquid, Harper replied: "She said drink it."
The interviewer then asked if her mother had said anything else.
"I didn't like it, and she said, 'You have to drink it to feel better.'"
The interview also revealed how young Harper was still processing what had happened.
At one point, she interrupted questioning to ask: "Will I be able to know where my mom's at?"
The exchange offered a glimpse into the bond Harper still felt toward her mother despite the allegations surrounding the incident.
Harper eventually faced her mother in court and testified against her at age 12.
Perhaps the most surprising admission came years after the alleged poisoning.
Harper has said that despite everything that happened, she chose to break a no-contact order when she turned 18 and met with her mother in search of answers.
Speaking in another TikTok video, she described the anticipation leading up to the meeting.
"It had been eight years since she had tried to take my life," Harper said.
She wondered whether her mother would apologize, explain her actions, or simply avoid discussing the past altogether.
According to Harper, the conversation included an apology.
"I’m so sorry, baby; you know that I would have never done that if I was in my right mind," she recalled her mother telling her.
But the long-awaited moment did not provide the closure she expected.
"I don't know if that's exactly what I wanted or what I needed to hear," Harper said in the video.
She questioned whether the explanation amounted to accountability or simply blamed drugs for what had happened.
After years of waiting for answers, Harper said the apology ultimately left her unsatisfied.
"Eight years of anticipation, and she's apologizing, but she's not taking any accountability, so the weight of that apology really felt empty."
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