Monday, February 7, 2011

Injured Baby Taken to Uptown Hospital; Parent May Be Offender

This evening, around 8 p.m., an emergency operator received a 911 call indicating a woman, suffering from postpartum depression, may have harmed her baby.

According to a police dispatch report, the 911 caller said, “…it’s too late. Something bad has happened to the baby”.

At 8:09 p.m., authorities confirmed there was a crime scene on the 3900 block of North Ashland Avenue, where the 911 call originated.

The injured child was taken to Thorek Hospital at 850 West Irving Park Road in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood. The severity of the child’s injuries have not been disclosed.

At the time of this report, the child’s mother and father were at the hospital.

According to information obtained by Chicago News Report, authorities were planning to make an arrest at the hospital.
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:21 PM

    It is actually the 3900 block of North Ashland Avenue. There are news trucks and a Chicago Police Forensics truck outside and alot of police activity.

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  2. Timothy FitzFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    Would that be 3935 North Ashland?

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  3. SteveFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    I was just driving by. It was the north end of Ashland close to Irving Park Rd.

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  4. Timothy FitzFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    Thank you for the updates. Does anyone have any information on the child's condition?

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  5. Timothy FitzFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:40 PM

    According to updated information, the baby died as a result of its injuries. The baby's mother is still at Thorek Memorial Hospital.

    The baby was injured at a home on the 3900 block of North Ashland.

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