A Kissimmee woman accused of drowning her 14-year-old daughter in a bathtub has been formally indicted by a grand jury.
On Wednesday, December 4, Osceola County grand jurors indicted 35-year-old Kelsey Michelle Glover on first-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges in connection with the murder of her daughter and an attack on a woman.
Two weeks ago, on November 20, Osceola County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residence located in the 1100 block of Cambourne Drive in Kissimmee in reference to an “armed disturbance.” A woman told a 911 dispatcher that her roommate, Kelsey Michelle Glover, had drowned a girl at the home, according to OCSO.
According to court records, the incident began as an argument between Kelsey and her roommate after Kelsey refused to give insulin to her 14-year-old daughter, Giselle Glover. The roommate told investigators that as a result, Giselle became sick and weak, which prompted the roommate to confront Kelsey.
The roommate alleged that Kelsey then grabbed Giselle’s hair and held her head underwater in a bathtub. According to the roommate’s statement, she attempted to resuscitate Giselle, but Kelsey shoved her out of the bathroom before threatening to harm her with a hammer.
When deputies arrived at the home on November 20, they found the 14-year-old girl, Giselle, who was unresponsive. She was transported to Poinciana Medical Center, where she was pronounced deceased.
The sheriff’s office launched an investigation and quickly identified Kelsey as the suspect in her daughter’s death. In addition, detectives determined that Kelsey had also attacked her roommate with a hammer.
On November 21, the Medical Examiner’s Office conducted an autopsy on Giselle and determined that the cause of her death was “drowning.” The manner of her death was listed as “homicide.”
The following day, a warrant was obtained for Kelsey’s arrest, and she was taken into custody and transported to Osceola County Jail. She is currently being held at the jail without bond.
On December 4, the State Attorney’s Office presented “sufficient evidence” to a grand jury, which secured an indictment against Kelsey for the first-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges.
An indictment is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.