Abigael Paige Flanagan and Mihaela Gabriela Sorescu are two alleged teen killers who have been charged in the brutal stabbing death of Andreea Mottram.
According to police reports the trio had traveled from California and ended up at a rental in Utah. Andreea Mottram would be found dead with fourteen stab wounds. When police ultimately found the body the search for Abigael Paige Flanagan and Mihaela Gabriela Sorescu would begin
It turns out the two alleged teen killers had stolen Adreea Mottram vehicle and would be found two States over
Abigael Paige Flanagan and Mihaela Gabriela Sorescu have been charged with first-degree felony murder, second-degree felony charges of obstruction of justice auto theft. Due to Utah law the two teen killers will automatically be charged as an adults. ‘
To make this murder even worse Mihaela Gabriala Sorescu is the adopted daughter of Andreea Mottram
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Nearly two weeks after a woman was found dead inside a southern Utah vacation home, two teenagers are now being charged with her murder. One of them, officials said, was the victim’s own daughter.
As previously reported, the woman, 47-year-old Andreea Mottram, was found dead inside the vacation home on March 23. Mottram was found with 14 stab wounds, and police said her death was suspicious.
In the days following, two teenagers were identified as persons of interest in the case, but they had already traveled back to California. Authorities located them on March 27 and brought them back to Utah for questioning.
Court documents later revealed the first suspect, Mihaela Gabriala Sorescu, 16, was Mottram’s daughter. Abigael Paige Flanagan, 17, was also charged in the case.
According to Washington County officials and Utah Code, 16 and 17-year-olds in the state who are charged with murder must be charged as adults. Therefore, Sorescu and Flanagan will both face first-degree felony murder charges in district court.
In addition, both will face second-degree felony charges of obstruction of justice auto theft
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Authorities have charged two teenagers in the murder of a California woman who was found dead in southern Utah last month. Both suspects will be charged as adults, KTVX reported.
Mihaela “Bella” Gabriela Sorescu, 16, and Abigael “Jay” Paige Flanagan, 17, are facing murder charges, as well as one count of obstruction of justice and motor vehicle theft, related to the death of Andreea Mottram, 47.
Police say Mottram was stabbed more than a dozen times in a Washington City vacation rental near 1200 Bello Aly on March 22. Cleaning staff found her body the next day and contacted authorities, according to documents.
There was no sign of forced entry to the building, leading authorities to identify her daughter, Sorescu, and Flanagan as persons of interest. Authorities said Abigael Paige Flanagan and Mihaela Gabriela Sorescu had stayed with Mottram in the rental home and were likely the last ones to see the victim alive.
Abigael Paige Flanagan and Mihaela Gabriela Sorescu had allegedly fled the scene in a car Mottram had rented and found in Southern California several days later
When combing through the scene, authorities said they found cell phones and a wallet in a toilet in an alleged attempt to “conceal evidence and/or delay apprehension.” They also found a knife in the sink with “trace amounts of blood” on it and a pair of pants crumpled into a ball in the downstairs bathroom. Documents say the pants had “what appeared to be a bloody imprint of a knife blade.”
For the past three years, Sorescu was in a treatment facility in Washington County, according to documents. Flanagan was previously in a facility but was recently taken out by their parents.
During the investigation, police spoke with someone who said they had found Sorescu’s diary in November. They said Sorescu, who reportedly has a history of violence, wrote in her diary that she hated her mother and wanted to kill her.
“At this time, there is probable cause to suspect that the victim was stabbed to death by Jay and/or Bella and that both are criminally responsible,” documents read.
The Washington County Attorney’s Office said Utah law requires that 16 to 17-year-old suspects charged with murder be tried as adults. The law says minors cannot be sentenced to death or life in prison without parole.
The attorney’s office said it would not be commenting further on the case “to ensure fair and just proceedings,” saying its priority is to protect the integrity of the prosecution.