February 22nd 2024.
Thirteen-year-old Derek Rosa calmly chatted with police moments before his arrest, giving a chilling confession about the murder of his mother. According to video footage captured by a Ring doorbell camera, the young boy from Hialeah, Florida woke up and grabbed a kitchen knife before going into his mother's room and fatally stabbing her. He then called 911 and calmly stated, "She's dead, miss."
As the dispatcher instructed Rosa to stay in the house, he asked if he should leave because he had "blood all over my hands". The dispatcher urged him to stay put, and Rosa complied. The police later arrived and took him into custody. At the time, Rosa was an eighth grader at iMater Academy and is now accused by police of stabbing his mother, Irina Garcia, 37, up to 46 times on October 12.
Shortly before the murder, a Ring camera also captured a brief exchange between Rosa and his mother. In Spanish, he asked her why she always told him not to run away. Little did she know, it would only be moments later that her own son would fatally stab her.
After the murder, Rosa phoned an online friend and sent them three photographs, including two of his mother and a selfie of himself with what appeared to be blood on his hands. The baby monitor in Garcia's bedroom also captured photographs of her holding her two-week-old baby just minutes before Rosa stood over her while she appeared to sleep. Miraculously, the baby, Rosa's half-sister, was unharmed.
The murder weapon, a pink knife with the tip shaved off, was later recovered by police. Rosa is being charged as an adult and is currently being held at the Metro West Detention Center. During a Tuesday hearing, his attorneys stated that they were not ready for trial and needed more evidence from the state's attorney's office. However, prosecutors are prepared to proceed with the case. Rosa has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled for a status hearing on April 17.
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