He will be tried as an adult on the charge of first-degree murder, although he could not receive the death penalty.
Derek Rosa, the 13-year-old arrested and accused of stabbing his mother to death on October 12 in her apartment in Hialeah, a city near Miami, He will be tried as an adult on the charge of first degree murderlocal media reported this Friday.
This charge automatically places the juvenile in the adult felony system. Although Rosa does not face the death penalty, she could receive a sentence of life imprisonment for the murder of his mother, if convicted.
During a bail hearing held this Friday (which was denied), The minor’s father and his grandmother testified on the boy’s behalf. so that the judge allowed Rosa to remain under house arrest until the trial.
In more than 20 letters sent to the court, Rosa’s father He described the teen as “a respectful honor roll student.” at the iMater Academy in Hialeah, and said that he was “a good boy who was very loved by his friends,” reported the NBCMiami channel.
The father assured that He didn’t know what could have led his son to commit this action. and that, after having been in the Army for 22 years, he had taught Rosa good values. For all this, she asked for a “second chance” for her son.
The hearing occurs just days after the chilling calls to the 911 emergency line were published in which Rosa contacted the Police after the murder.
The event occurred on the night of October 12 at an apartment complex in Hialeah, where the minor allegedly stabbed his mother, whose lifeless body was found next to the crib of a baby who was unharmed.
Rosa called the emergency number around 11:30 p.m. local time. (3:30 GMT on Friday, October 13) to report that “he had just murdered his mother, Irina García, 39 years old.
The baby remains in the care of a grandmother and García’s husband, stepfather of the detained minor, who was outside of Florida at the time of the event.
According to the hypothesis handled by the Police, the minor He waited until his mother fell asleep and then stabbed her several times. She then took photographs of her mother’s body and sent them to a friend on social media, and told the same friend over the phone that he had killed her, according to the police report.
The motivations for the crime are still unknown.
Located in Miami-Dade County, Hialeah is a primarily Hispanic city and is the sixth largest municipality in Florida. It is home to more than 224,000 residents.