MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Derek Rosa, the 14-year-old accused of fatally stabbing his mother in their Hialeah apartment in October 2023, appeared via Zoom for a court hearing early Thursday morning.
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Richard Herschel, who is overseeing the case, discussed Rosa’s education and living conditions at the Metrowest Detention Center with the state and defense team, saying they needed to come to an agreement on various issues involving Rosa, who is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder.
Although Rosa is currently enrolled in a combination of individualized and group classes, his defense team informed Herschel that the Miami-Dade County Public School District has refused to provide him with an Individualized Education Plan…