Heartbreaking babycam footage shows 13-year-old Florida Honors student standing over his mother’s bed ‘just before he stabbed her to death as his newborn sister slept nearby’
Disturbing babycam footage shows a 13-year-old Florida honors student standing over his sleeping mother in her bed moments before he allegedly killed her.
Derek Rosa was seen in a terrifying black-and-white image released Monday by the Miami-Dade District Attorney’s Office, looming over his 39-year-old mother Irina Garcia in her bed on the night of Oct. 12.
The timestamp on the static image shows 11:00 PM. Rosa called 911 to report the murder around 11:30 p.m.
His right arm appears to be moving in the image, although prosecutors have yet to provide further details about what they claim is happening in the photo.
Another terrifying photo released by investigators shows Garcia in her bed, cradling her 14-day-old baby, at 10:23 PM the same evening. The bedroom light is on, which means the image is in color.
Just an hour later, Irina would be dead.
Other images released include a selfie Rosa is accused of sending a friend after the murder, with what appears to be blood on his hands. Disturbing images of a knife with a pink handle covered in blood were also shared
Rosa has been charged as an adult for the murder. He has pleaded not guilty: his lawyers have yet to declare any defense of mental illness.
Crime scene photos released Monday show 13-year-old Derek Rosa standing over his mother’s bed at 11 p.m. before fatally stabbing her. His newborn sister’s cradle is next to her bed
At 10:23 p.m., Irina Garcia is seen in bed, cradling her 14-day-old daughter
Rosa, with his hands covered in blood, makes a ‘hang loose’ surfer gesture of friendship. Presumably it is the photo he sent to his friend, with the word: ‘Goodbye’. He then called 911 to say he had killed his mother
Derek Rosa, 13, (left) allegedly stabbed and killed his mother, Irina Garcia, 39 (right) in her sleep before sending photos of her body to a friend on social media
Prosecutors released the photo of the bloody kitchen knife
The knife is seen at the crime scene in Hialeah, Florida. Rosa has been charged as an adult for the murder
Rosa’s family says he is a “good boy” and that “no one could have imagined this would ever happen.” He is shown with his mother and stepfather
No explanation has yet been given for the frenzied attack.
After the stabbing, he called 911 around 11:30 p.m. to report that he had just killed his mother, while his newborn sister was sleeping in her crib nearby.
He told the operator that he had stabbed his mother in her sleep and that he also considered suicide, but said he “didn’t want” to kill himself.
A hearing last week was to determine whether he should remain in the adult prison where he is currently being held, or whether he can return to a juvenile facility.
His lawyers insist on the latter.
The judge did not decide where he should be held.
The hearing also heard arguments over whether the teen’s legal team should be allowed to enter the apartment where the murder took place.
Derek Rosa, 13, looked disoriented and confused as he listened to lawyers and the judge during a brief hearing in Miami
The teen’s legal team gathered around him at one point to explain the procedure
Rosa, 13, is accused of murdering his mother Irina while she slept on October 12
The apartments where Rosa lived in Hialeah, Florida, before he allegedly stabbed his mother to death
The judge granted the request, on the condition that police officers remain outside during their searches.
It is unclear what exactly they are looking for and why they want to gain access to the home.
The teen’s stepfather protested, as did prosecutors, who pointed out that others had been in the apartment since the crime.
Rosa’s lawyers examined the crime scene on Thursday. NBC News reported.
A team consisting of an attorney, a forensic investigator and a photographer were allowed to enter the Hialeah building for three hours.
Rosa’s neighbors were stunned by his arrest last month.
She and his family described him as a happy, inquisitive teenager who never showed any signs of violence.
His father, Jose Rosa, previously called for his son to be given a second chance.
“I think we’re asking for another chance – a second chance – to help him grow and mature as an adult man so he can put this behind him,” he said.