Derek Rosa, the 13-year-old minor accused in Florida of stabbing his mother to death while she was sleeping, posed for a photo in which he appears waving at the camera in an apparent sign of celebration with his bloody hand.
The selfie-type image would have been sent to a friend of the young man after the crime reported the night of October 12 in an apartment in Hialeah.
The above is part of the evidence that the authorities in the state handle against the teenager for the murder of Irina García39.
An image taken from a security camera at the home in Hialeah shows the suspect near the bed where his mother was sleeping. minutes before the attack.
The material released this Monday by the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office It also includes images of García holding her newborn baby girl in bed that same night.
Authorities release photo of bloody knife
Authorities also released a photo of the bloody knife that was used by the alleged attacker to take his mother’s life.
Rosa, an eighth-grade student at iMater Academy in the aforementioned city, faces a charge of first-degree murder. The minor will be tried as an adult. At present, he remains detained at the West Metro Detention Center.
Authorities have not established a motive for the crime.
The evidence that the researchers have also indicates that, Along with the images from the scene that happened to a friend, Rosa sent him a farewell message.
Apparently, the boy was thinking of committing suicide, but gave up.
According to the investigation, the teenager himself was the one who called the 911 system, shortly after 11:30 pm on that day, to report that he had murdered his mother.
“There is blood all over the floor,” the suspect warned in a 911 call.
“She is dead,” the boy expresses to the alleged 911 dispatcher.
“There is blood all over the floor,” adds the confessed murderer.
When asked why he committed the murder, the young man answers that his stepfather has two weapons.
When officers arrived at the scene at 211 W. 79th Place, Garcia’s body was lying on the ground with multiple puncture wounds to his neck.
Relatives of the minor, including His father and grandmother have asked for clemency and a second chance for the accused..
According to family members, Rosa is a “good child” and they had never known the alleged violent side of the suspect.
The minor’s lawyers have asked the judge in the case, Richard Hersch, that their client be transferred to a juvenile detention centeruntil the trial begins, a request that has not been resolved in court.
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