Moscow, Idaho - The mother of a Moscow murders victim was "heartbroken" after she found out she'd been dropped by her trusted public defender, so the attorney could represent the man accused of killing her daughter.

In a stunning twist, court documents that were obtained show that Anne Taylor, the chief of the Kootenai County Public Defender’s Office, removed herself from Moscow murder victim Xana Kernodle's mother's drug-related case to defend Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of murdering Kernodle and three others.

Cara Northington, Kernodle's mom, told NewsNation that she found out Taylor dropped her via social media, adding that she is "heartbroken" about it.

"I trusted her. She pretended that she was wanting to help me. And to find out that she’s representing him," Northington continued, "I can’t even convey how betrayed I feel." Kernodle's mother later added that she had allegedly given Taylor the power of attorney to help her get into rehab.

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Northington continued, "I don’t understand how she could do this … I don’t understand what happens now. Does she still have power of attorney?"

Felony drug charges were filed against Northington on November 19, 2022, six days after her Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, and Ethan Chapin's bodies were found at an off-campus home near the University of Idaho.

Court documents filed on January 5 revealed that Taylor had dropped Northington's case. This occurred the same day that Taylor was assigned Kohberger's quadruple murder case and appeared in court alongside the main suspect in the murders of Kernodle, Goncalves, Mogen, and Chapin for the first time.

it's unclear how Taylor's representation of Kohberger is not a conflict of interest, given she has legally represented one of the victim's family members on numerous occasions.

Kohberger's preliminary hearing is currently set for June 26.