Grandma of Hialeah teen accused of killing mom says her pain ‘will never pass’

Isabel Acosta’s modest apartment opens up to a photo of her daughter, Irina Garcia, which hangs over a small table with flowers, a glass of water, a lamp perpetually on, and an urn, that holds Garcia’s ashes.

Acosta aches for her daughter, who was allegedly stabbed to death in her sleep by her own son, Derek Rosa, in October 2023 in their apartment in Hialeah. She was just 39, and Derek, 13 years old.

Nearly two years after the heinous murder that shook the community, Acosta broke her silence with NBC6 sister station Telemundo 51…

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