The San Mateo County Probation Department is recommending a sentence of two years minimum in state prison for an East Palo Alto woman who has already taken a one-year county jail plea deal for felony elder abuse after accidentally killing two and hospitalizing one Atria Assisted Living Facility resident, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.

It’s rare that a probation department recommendation would be higher than what the court and DA’s Office already agreed upon for a plea deal, Wagstaffe said. If the court grants the higher sentence in an upcoming hearing Nov. 21, the woman, Alisia Rivera Mendoza, will have the right to withdraw her plea and go to trial.

The incident at the assisted living and memory care facility at 2883 S. Norfolk St. in San Mateo occurred Aug.

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