Grandparents Fatally Beat 5-Year-Old Over Potty Training Issues
Two Illinois grandparents, who are charged with first-degree murder in their granddaughter's death, allegedly told police that 5-year-old Jada Moore was whipped with a belt as punishment for having bathroom accidents, according to newly revealed court documents.
at their home on Osage Street, according to Park Forest Police Department . Moore died from her"multiple" injuries at Comer Children's Hospital in Chicago the next morning, police said in the incident report. Elwoods and Jones, both charged with first-degree murder, appeared in court on Monday where they were denied bond, according to local media reports citing the bond proffer.
An autopsy found that the little girl suffered"bruises, abrasions and scars" all over her body and her death was ruled a homicide by multiple injuries due to child abuse, according to a Cook County Medical Examiner's Office report obtained by local media outlets.reached out via email on Wednesday to the PFPD, CCSAO and Cook County Medical Examiner's Office for comment.
The little girl's numerous wounds were in"various stages of healing," which prosecutors argued in court was an example of frequent and prolonged abuse.
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