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Mother Charged in Toddler's Death
4 Sep
Summary
- A 2-year-old child died in a domestic homicide incident.
- The child's mother, Corie A. Walsh, was hospitalized.
- Walsh has been charged with murder by Frankfort police.
A devastating domestic homicide has occurred in Frankfort, resulting in the death of a 2-year-old child. The child's mother, Corie A. Walsh, aged 38, has been formally charged with his murder by Frankfort police. The incident unfolded Tuesday afternoon when officers responded to a report of an unresponsive child at a home on Brook Stone Court.
Upon arrival, authorities administered CPR to the toddler before transporting the child to a local hospital, where they were tragically pronounced deceased. During the response, officers discovered Walsh had intentionally harmed herself and she was subsequently taken to a hospital. Her injuries were determined to be non-life-threatening.
Neighbors expressed shock and heartbreak over the event, describing the normally quiet cul-de-sac as being disrupted by a significant police presence late into the night. The Will County Coroner's Office is scheduled to perform an autopsy on the child as the investigation into this horrific incident remains ongoing.
