A woman is facing charges after the tragic death of a 1-year-old boy on Chicago's South Side was ruled a homicide by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. According to a report from the Chicago Sun-Times, the child was found with visible bruising on his face in the 7400 block of South Eberhart Avenue on Saturday evening and was pronounced dead at Comer Children's Hospital soon after. An autopsy has confirmed that the cause of death was due to multiple injuries from child abuse.
The Chicago Police Department has taken a 26-year-old woman into custody on the scene where the boy was found unresponsive. Authorities are expected to quickly move forward to formally press charges as they continue to tightly piece together the circumstances leading up to the boy's death. The relationship between the woman and the child has not yet been disclosed by police officials.
Details surrounding the incident remain limited, but the gravity of the situation has been underlined by the medical examiner's ruling, highlighting a disturbing case of violence against a vulnerable infant. According to ABC7 Chicago, the boy suffered bruising on his face, evidence of the abuse he endured.
As the police continue their investigation, additional information is expected to be released to the public.
