Sentenced: 13YO Accused Of Stabbing Mother To Death In Her Sleep

[Sugar Cookie]

Police in Hialeah, Florida, say there was no indication of friction or mental health issues in a local family, and yet the 13-year-old son is accused of stabbing his own mother to death in her sleep near his 14-day-old half-sister.

Officers voiced hope that perhaps looking in his laptop might shed light on why Derek Rosa, 13, killed Irina Garcia, 39. He is charged as a minor, but police identified him because he faces a felony — murder in the second degree.

Police Lt. Eddie Rodriguez told Law&Crime that Rosa called 911 Thursday at 11:30 p.m.. The teenager allegedly told dispatch that he stabbed his mother to death.

Rosa was “so polite” even on the 911 call, Rodriguez said. Everything was “Yes, ma’am; no, ma’am,” he said.

Officers arrived at the apartment, where they arrested him and found Garcia’s body next to a crib, in which lay Rosa’s 14-day-old half-sister. The baby was physically unhurt, Rodriguez said.

Mother, son, and daughter were the only people home as the stepfather, a truck driver, was out in northern Georgia at the time, police said. The Florida Department of Children and Families briefly took custody of the baby, but the maternal grandmother arrived and took care of her until the father could return, Rodriguez said.

All told, there’s currently no indication as to why Rosa allegedly murdered his mother. He did not explain why he killed her, police said.

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A 13-year-old boy stabbed his mother to death in her sleep near his 14-day-old half-sister's crib, police said.

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[cubby]

He doesn't have mother's complete attention anymore? Jealous of the new baby? Hell I don't know, 13yo's can be very volatile.

 

[Metalfan]

He doesn't have mother's complete attention anymore? Jealous of the new baby? Hell I don't know, 13yo's can be very volatile.

Most modern 13yr old boys are little bitches,exceptions yes,but most need an unreasonable amount of attention.

 

[Josh P]

Most modern 13yr old boys are little bitches,exceptions yes,but most need an unreasonable amount of attention.

There's an entire generation or two of pussy bitches minus the very few that were raised correctly.

 

[Sejanus]

So the likely motive in this one is the presentation of a recent newborn.
Rageboi is fearful of having been supplanted by a fresh baby.

LWOP his ass.

 

[Blizzard]

Schizophrenia or similar, perhaps?

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Rosa had no known history of mental health issues and was said to have been getting along well with his stepfather. There was no record of police responding to the family’s apartment before Thursday, officials said.

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[Sugar Cookie]

After years of legal wrangling, a Florida teenager has admitted his legal culpability for the fatal stabbing of his own mother as she lay in her bed.

On Friday, Derek Rosa, now 15, pleaded guilty to one count of murder in the second degree in a Miami-Dade County courtroom, capping a long-running legal saga over the brutal slaying of Irina Garcia, 39.

On Oct. 12, 2023, the defendant was all of 13 years old when he stabbed his mother over 40 times at the family's apartment in Hialeah – a large city located just north of Miami International Airport.

Rosa faced a first-degree murder charge if he went to trial, which was scheduled to begin next week. But in a last-minute switch, he admitted to the lesser charge in exchange for a sentence of 25 years in prison, which was accepted by 11th Circuit Court Judge Richard Hersch.

"I'm sorry," the teenager said, in a two-word allocution.

The defendant will receive credit for time served in pretrial detention. Once he is released, Rosa will be subject to 20 years of probation.

Teen who calmly admitted he stabbed his mother over 40 times learns fate

"Your mom was a loving mother, dedicated, an excellent person," the killer's stepfather said. "Losing her destroyed our family and changed our lives forever."

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"I think that he is thankful to everyone that supported him and still supports him," Rosa's defense attorney Dayliset Rielo tells PEOPLE.

Rielo says Rosa will go to a youthful offender camp until he's 21. After that, he will complete the remainder of his sentence at the Department of Corrections.

"I don't think that children belong in the adult system but I think all things considered, it was a strategic deal," says Rielo.

According to a motion obtained by PEOPLE, Rosa allegedly took photos of his mother's corpse after he killed her and took a selfie with his hand covered in blood.

During Friday's sentencing, Rosa’s stepfather Frank Ramos told Rosa he was "like a son."

"We were a very close-knit family,” he said, per the Herald. “Your mom was a loving mother... Her death destroyed our family and changed our lives forever.”

On top of the plea deal, Rosa was also ordered to stay away from his stepfather and his baby sister.

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Derek Rosa was 13 when he stabbed his 39-year-old mother, Elina Garcia, as she slept in her bed in their Florida apartment on Oct. 12, 2023.

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