Overview
- A neighbor found the 2‑year‑old hanging in the basement and began CPR after Frankfort officers were called to the home on Tuesday; the child was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead.
- Prosecutors filed charges Friday against 38‑year‑old Corie A. Walsh, saying the Will County autopsy and the crime scene indicate the child died of asphyxia due to ligature compression.
- Officers discovered Walsh upstairs attempting self‑harm and a neighbor said they removed a knife from her; she was hospitalized with non‑life‑threatening injuries and remains in custody while receiving medical care.
- Court filings allege Walsh told investigators she killed the child because he was the 'devil' and the 'anti‑Christ' and note she had been texting about the Lindsay Clancy trial hours before the incident; Walsh’s phone is undergoing forensic analysis.
- Three other children in the home were found unharmed, the Illinois DCFS is involved, and prosecutors say they will press for Walsh to be held pending a detention hearing as forensic testing and pretrial steps continue.