Erie mother charged with murder in Florida after allegedly strangling her daughter

Erie mother charged with murder in Florida after allegedly strangling her daughter

(WJET/WFXP) — An Erie mother has been charged by Florida officials with first-degree murder after allegedly strangling her daughter to death, according to WFLA in Tampa, FL. Rotesha Silveus, 38, was taken into custody on May 11 after her 18-year-old daughter Natavia Sanders, also from Erie, called police and said she "just woke up from being passed out" after being strangled. Silveus was taken into custody after a "brief struggle" according to t…