Josiah Brown, who was in critical condition and not expected to survive after being pulled from Lake Michigan last Monday, was pronounced dead Sunday.
CHICAGO — A 3-year-old boy who was allegedly pushed by his aunt into Lake Michigan in Chicago last week has died, officials said.
Josiah Brown, who was in critical condition and not expected to survive after being pulled from the lake last Monday, was pronounced dead shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday, according to the Cook County medical examiner.
The boy’s aunt was charged with attempted murder last week. In a statement, the Cook County District Attorney’s Office said prosecutors “anticipate that additional charges may be filed,” but that the office will wait for the medical examiner and the police department to complete their investigation.
Victoria Moreno, 34, of nearby Des Plaines, who was also charged with permanently incapacitating a child under the age of 13, remains in Cook County Jail after a judge ordered her into custody last week. without communication.
During a bond hearing last week, prosecutors said Moreno was at the Navy Pier in Chicago when she allegedly pushed the boy into the lake and then stood by as he drowned. About half an hour later, divers found him at the bottom of the lake.
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