Illinois mom charged with murdering 2-year-old child ordered held in custody
Judge Amy Bertani said there is clear and convincing evidence Walsh is a threat to her husband and other children.
- On Tuesday, Judge Amy Bertani denied pre-trial release for Corie Walsh, 40, who faces a first-degree murder charge in the Sept. 1 death of her 2-year-old son, Barrett Walsh, in Frankfort, Illinois.
- Officers arrived at the family home on Sept. 1, where they found a neighbor performing CPR on Barrett; Walsh allegedly told Will County Sheriff she killed the toddler because he was the "devil" and the "Antichrist."
- Defense attorney Robert Kerr argued Walsh suffered a psychotic episode, citing her recent obsession with the Lindsay Clancy murder trial; prosecutors noted she messaged friends about the case hours before the incident.
- "I can't make this decision out of compassion or empathy," Judge Amy Bertani said, ordering detention after finding clear evidence Walsh poses a present threat to her husband and other children.
- Walsh is scheduled to appear in Will County Court again on Sept. 24. For those in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
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A terrible tragedy took place in a family in the U.S. state of Illinois. A woman is accused of killing her only two-year-old child at a time when her other three children were in the home. During the investigation, the woman would have offered a disturbing explanation for her gesture, and her lawyer claims that she was going through a severe psychotic episode.
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