OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A mother was arrested on Wednesday after her 14-year-old daughter was found dead, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
During a news briefing on Wednesday evening, Sheriff Marcos Lopez announced that deputies had responded to a home at 1148 Cambourne Drive in Poinciana.
Lopez explained that the sheriff’s office had received calls about a “violent incident” at the house, and upon arrival, deputies found that the disturbance was still going on.
As a result, deputies apprehended the suspect — identified as Kelsey Glover — before speaking with witnesses at the scene, Lopez said.
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“When the officers get there, they’re actually wrestling a hammer away from (Glover), and she’s trying to strike the lady who’s trying to prevent her from harming her daughter,” Lopez continued.
According to Lopez, the witnesses told investigators that Glover’s 14-year-old daughter was unresponsive in the bathroom upstairs.
“Witnesses also told deputies that they saw Ms. Glover holding her 14-year-old daughter’s head underwater in the bathtub, and they tried to stop her but were unsuccessful,” Lopez stated. “Eventually, Ms. Glover began attacking and chasing these witnesses around the house with a hammer, which led them to call 911.”
In all, Lopez said there were four people in the home when it happened: Glover, her daughter, another child, and someone else who lived with them.
Glover’s daughter was later taken to a hospital, though she was ultimately declared dead shortly after arriving, Lopez added.
However, no information has yet been released about the girl’s cause of death, which is pending a report from the medical examiner’s office.
“We’re launching a full homicide investigation that will be concluded soon,” Lopez announced at the briefing.
Despite that, Glover was taken into custody on Wednesday and faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and battery.
When Glover was asked by a reporter whether she had anything to say about the accusations as she was being led away by deputies, she responded, “Lying (expletives).”
Lopez told reporters that detectives weren’t sure about what sparked this incident.
“That’s still actively being investigated as we speak,” Lopez said. “(Glover) was a little uncooperative, and hopefully we’ll get to the bottom of that soon. That’s why, right now, we’re charging her with those charges. But as soon as this gets concluded, other charges will be charged according to what occurred.”
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Lopez also said that there was a “domestic issue” at that house in the past, which involved Glover battering her husband (the father of the 14-year-old), who later got an injunction against Glover.
According to Lopez, the father has since been advised of the 14-year-old’s death.
No additional information has been provided at this time. News 6 will provide updates as they become available.
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