Woman drives up to Winnie Palmer Hospital valet with dead 11-year-old daughter, wields knife on staff
Orange County FL March 11 2019 A woman drove up to the valet station of the Winnie Palmer Hospital Sunday morning with her dead 11-year-old daughter in the vehicle and then pulled a knife on staff members, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Hospital security told authorities that Rosa Alcides Rivera, 28, arrived around 10:45 a.m. seeking medical attention for her daughter Aleyda Rivera in the vehicle, the sheriff’s office said. Medical staff checked on Aleyda and determined she was dead of multiple stab wounds.
Orlando police officers initially responded to the hospital for women and babies at 83 W. Miller Street.
Rosa Alcides Rivera, who was described by police as “argumentative” with hospital staff, “became combative and produced a knife,” said department spokesman Lt. Diego Toruno.
Hospital security and police officers detained her without further incident, Toruno said.
Investigators are working to determine where the stabbing incident occurred in unincorporated Orange County. Rosa Alcides Rivera was arrested at the scene and charges are pending, the sheriff’s office said.
Winnie Palmer Hospital, a 285-bed facility, was briefly locked down and the main entrance remains closed during the investigation, according to police.
Orlando Sentinel
