A 47-year-old Romanian-American woman was killed in cold blood by her adoptive daughter.
She was stabbed twelve times by sixteen-year old Mihaela Sorescu, also known as Bella — her adopted daughter.
Andreea Mottram, the victim, was an activist for human rights.
She actually travelled specifically for this fateful journey, to meet up with Bella and her friend at a vacation house they rented in Utah, for Andreea’s birthday.
Andreea’s body was discovered by cleaners, laid out in the kitchen, her chest covered in stab wound.
The two girls had thrown their smartphones and IDs in the toilet of the house, and left behind bloody trousers and a washed knife in the sink.
What’s more, Bella left behind a journal entry in which she said she hated her mother and wanted to kill her.
They left with the rented car, which police found in Cedar City.
The two girls, aged 16 and 17, were found in California and arrested, and will actually be considered as adults in their trials.
Abigail, Mihaela’s friend, was also from the rehabilitation center.
An interviewed friend was shocked, particularly given how much Mottram had done for the girl.
On her blog, Mottram praised her adoptive daughter, saying that they told each other they love each other every day.
But the daughter suffered from severe psychiatric problems, insofar as to have spent three years in a rehabilitation centre.
Andreea Mottram appears to have been a kind and generous woman. She had three children: one biological son who was diagnosed with autism, an adopted son who also has autism, and Bella, who was adopted from Romania when she was only a year old.
She led a NGO in Romania fighting for autism rights. She was also a member of a Romanian-American society for human rights.
For the expensive overseas flight, donations of 20,000 dollars in Romania have allowed her family members to travel for the funeral.
“I believe good always follows good” — the victim’s words, written on her blog, now ring out bitterly.
