The mother and two siblings of a 6-year-old North Chicago boy have been held responsible by a federal jury for the boy's death in Indiana.
As per the lawsuit, on January 5, the boy's mother and his sibling filed a missing report of him to North Chicago police. The police officers found the dead body of the boy on January 8 at an abandoned home in Gary, Indiana.
North Chicago police stated that the family of the boy initially stated that he might be missing in Skokie, Illinois, but the investigators found the family's story to be dicey. As a result, the investigators focused their search on the boy's home in North Chicago and discovered the body.
The witnesses and investigation report helped the police officers to charge the mother with first-degree murder, concealment of a homicidal death, and obstructing justice. The deceased's sibling is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm.
The spokesperson for Lake County State Attorney's Office said that the victim's family punished him by putting him into a cold shower for a long time. The boy started vomiting while in the shower and was unresponsive when he was pulled out of the shower.
The family failed to seek emergency help, which resulted in his death. After the incident, the family drove the dead body to an abandoned home in Indiana and left it.
A $3 million bond has been set up by the judge for the 20-year-old sibling of the victim. The mother was not present in the court during the hearing due to ill health, but as soon as she gets fine, even she would be required to sign a bond.
