Mom arrested after 14-year-old daughter found dead inside Osceola County home, officials say

Florida mom arrested in death of daughter, 14

Deputies were called to a home in Poinciana early Wednesday morning after a 14-year-old girl, later identified as Giselle Glover, was found unresponsive. People inside the home told deputies that the girl's mother, identified as 33-year-old Kelsie Glover, held the girl's head underwater in a bathtub.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - A Florida mom is accused of attacking and killing her 14-year-old daughter, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.

Sheriff Marcos Lopez said deputies were called to a home in Poinciana early Wednesday morning after a 14-year-old girl, later identified as Giselle Glover, was found unresponsive.

People inside the home told deputies that the girl's mother, identified as 33-year-old Kelsie Glover, held the girl's head underwater in a bathtub until she became unresponsive.

Witnesses said they tried to stop Glover but were unsuccessful. They said that Glover also started attacking them and chasing them with a hammer, which had to be forcibly taken from her. That the attack led them to call 911.

Florida mom arrested, accused of killing 14-year-old daughter

A Florida mom was arrested Wednesday, accused of killing her 14-year-old daughter, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office. Witnesses told deputies they saw the mom holding the daughter's head beneath water in a bathtub. The Medical Examiner's Office will determine official cause of death.

The girl was transported to a hospital where she was pronounced deceased. The Osceola County Medical Examiner will determine the official cause of death. The woman was arrested under suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and battery, though additional charges are pending, he said.

"It's a dark day when things like this happen," said Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez during a news conference on Wednesday. "What happened to her was unimaginable, and we are determined to get justice for Giselle."

Sheriff Marcos said the woman was "a little uncooperative" and did not appear to have a reaction to the news that her daughter had died.