Two teenage girls, including the victim’s adopted daughter, are charged with murder after discovering a woman Being stabbed to death According to investigators, in holiday rentals in Utah.
The Washington City Police Department said Abigael Paige Flanagan, 17, and Mihaela Gabriela Sorescu, 16, were charged with murdering Andreea Mottram, 47. Flanagan is also named after “Jay” and Sorescu is also named after “Bella”, police said.
Investigators said the house cleaner discovered Mottram in a rental property in Washington City on March 23. More than a dozen stab wounds to her upper body.
Washington County Attorney Eric Clark Tell Fox 13 Sorescu and Flanagan are allegedly charged with murder and car theft by adults, allegedly taking Mottram’s rental car back to California after the crime.
Utah authorities have accused two teenage girls of murdering a California woman, who was found stabbed to death a few days before her birthday on vacation rental. (Washington Police Department/Gofundme)
“At present, it is possible to suspect that the victim was stabbed to death by Jay and/or Bella, and both are responsible for the crime,” said the new court document obtained by FOX 13.
Police say Motram has From California to Washington City And he had lived for three days before the body was found.
With no sign of forced entry, authorities initially referred to the two teenagers as “people of interest” and believed they were the last person to see Mottram alive.
According to the documents, when the detective sorted out the bathroom, the detective included the phones that the official said belonged to Sorescu and Flanagan, according to the documents and the ID card in the wallet.
Detectives said the items “appeared to have been placed in the toilet and attempted to flush to cover up evidence and/or delay the arrest efforts.”
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The victim’s adopted daughter was identified as one of the teenage girls charged with murder in a rental house in Washington City. (kmyu)
Investigators also found several knives inside the house, including one in a sink washed away but with “traces of blood.”
Detective wrote that a pair of pants were also found at home, with blood and “bloody imprints of blades” on both legs, and because of the size of the pants, it is believed to belong to Sorescu.
Sorescu is Mottram’s adopted daughter Fox 13 for the first time.
Mottram went to Utah with Flanagan a few days before his death to visit her daughter, who had been at a residential treatment facility in Washington County for the past three years, according to court documents.
Flanagan was previously in a facility but was recently taken away by her parents.
Sorescu’s father told police that he found his daughter’s diary, who wrote “she hated her mother and wrote that she wanted to kill her.”
Mottram posted a selfie on her Facebook page the day before she discovered her body, titled “This is…almost 48.”
She also posted: “The trouble is, you think you have time”, four days before her selfie.
“The concerns about both suspects are a key step in the investigation,” the Washington City Police Department said. “But the investigation team is currently following up on many aspects of the case. Again, we pay tribute to the families and friends of the victims of this meaningless violence.”
Sorescu and Flanagan were held at the Dixie Regional Detention Center in Washington County.
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According to my section on my Facebook page about me, Mottram tagged himself as “a hospice social worker, Romanians live California and live in three special ways.”
She is also a co-founder of the American and Romania Association for Disabled and Refugee Assistance, including the American Romanian Alliance for Human and Equal Rights, based in Chicago.
“We mourn with deep sorrow, our beloved Andreea Mottram, a fierce advocate, compassionate leader and a dear friend of many in our community,” the group wrote. “Like many of you, we are still shocked by this heartbreaking news. Andreea’s dedication to justice, equity and human rights is not only a mission, but the essence of who she is.”
Stepheny Price is a writer at Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, state crime cases, illegal immigration and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com
