LCSO: Kingsland stabbing suspect had self-inflicted wounds

By Connie Swinney
Staff Writer

Llano County investigators believe a man suspected in the stabbing death of a 49-year-old Kingsland woman may have caused his own life-threatening injuries.

A neighbor in the 200 block of Ridgeway called 9-1-1 around 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 in Kingsland, according to a press release from the Llano County Sheriff's Office.

“The caller claimed a man showed up at his door with injuries. Deputies were dispatched to the scene and through an initial investigation and talking to the injured man, determined that a homicide occurred at a residence in the 300 block Ridgeway Street,” the release stated. “A female victim was found at that residence.”

The victim was identified as 49-year-old Rachel Mansell.

Investigators were dispatched to the scene and determined the case to be a “homicide.”

“The victim had severe trauma about her body,” the release stated. “The 25-year-old injured man is a person of interest in this investigation and was transported to a San Antonio Hospital with life threatening injuries.

“His injuries appear to have been self-inflicted,” the release continued.

Mansell's body was taken to the Travis County Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy.

Officials reported the 25-year-old man appeared to suffer from a “caustic, chemical burns” and as of Jan. 21 remained in the hospital.

Investigators say the suspect and victim knew each other.

The Texas Ranger are assisting LCSO with the investigation.