“HOW COULD ANOTHER MOTHER DO THIS TO HER?” — CHILLING PHOTO SHOWS BLOODIED TEXAS MOM STILL STANDING AFTER ALLEGED ATTACK BY TEEN KNOWN AS COOKIE A haunting image taken moments after the daylight attack shows 32-year-old mother of five Caroline “Caro” Peña bloodied but still on her feet, surrounded by the women later accused of taking part in the violence. The photograph has added an even more disturbing layer to the case, capturing a moment between the alleged stabbing and the desperate journey to get Caro medical help. What she appeared to be doing in those final minutes — and who was standing beside her when the picture was taken — has left those following the tragedy struggling to comprehend the scene. Now, the image of a wounded mother refusing to collapse has become one of the most chilling pieces of the story, while painful questions remain about what led to the confrontation and why it escalated so brutally.

Chilling photo shows bloodied Texas mom after allegedly being stabbed by twisted teen Cookie

A Texas mother of five’s desperate last stand against the twisted sisters accused of hacking her to death was captured in a chilling new photo of the bloody attack in a dusty border town.

The haunting image — apparently snapped moments after 19-year-old Amaya Cookie Diaz allegedly plunged a knife into Caroline “Caro” Peña’s back – shows the 32-year-old victim’s pink T-shirt soaked in blood.

Just feet away, three women can be seen standing in the grass beside the visibly wounded Peña – including two whose clothing matches descriptions police later gave of the assailants.

Caroline Peña with dark hair in a bun, wearing a striped shirt and a butterfly neck tattoo.
Chilling new photo shows the bloody attack of Texas mother Caroline “Caro” Peña and her last stand against the twisted sisters accused of hacking her to death.Facebook/Caro Peña
Four women standing on a grassy area near a large tree and a parked car.
The haunting image — apparently snapped moments after 19-year-old Amaya Cookie Diaz allegedly plunged a knife into Caroline “Caro” Peña’s back – shows the 32-year-old victim’s pink T-shirt soaked in blood.Obtained by NY Post

Surveillance footage later obtained by cops showed Cookie clad in a red tank top and blue jeans, while her older sister, 21-year-old Kitty Mia Diaz – identifiable by tattoos covering her right arm – was seen wearing a pink tank top paired with blue jeans, according to a criminal complaint filed in the case.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether the third woman in the disturbing photo – seen dressed in a gray T-shirt – is 21-year-old Kyandra Renee Faz, who was also charged in Peña’s murder.

In the image, a man appears to have his arms wrapped around Cookie’s shoulders while Peña is seen facing and speaking to another man – possibly her nephew, who reportedly drove her from the grisly scene to a local hospital.

The chilling photo was uploaded to a local community Facebook page, three sources confirmed to The Post, but swiftly scrubbed from the platform after Peña succumbed to the knife wounds at a hospital in San Antonio at around 9 p.m. Thursday.

Still, it shows that Peña “was a fighter,” her longtime friend, Zelina Ochoa, previously told The Post.

Caroline Peña (Caro Peña) smiling with children, one of whom she is holding.
Peña and her five children.Facebook/Caro Peña

“She had just collapsed and she stood right back up,” Ochoa said.

“It’s a very powerful picture because it shows, you know, these three girls showed up with their weapons and Caro showed up with nothing but her hands,” she added.

Peña knew her accused killers, Del Rio Police Chief Frank Ramirez revealed Tuesday.

The nature of their relationship remains unclear

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