An Illinois mother is accused of killing her 2-year-old son hours after discussing the Lindsay Clancy trial.
38-year-old Corie Walsh is facing first-degree murder charges after prosecutors say her 2-year-old son was found dead.
At the time of the boy’s death, the jury in Clancy’s trial was deliberating, according to the court filing. Walsh had reportedly discussed the case with friends in a group text message as recently as about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, roughly three and a half hours before he was discovered.
LiveNOW’s Anna Marsick spoke about the case with Leslie Moreno from FOX 32 Chicago.
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When officers arrived, a neighbor was performing CPR on 2-year-old Barrett Walsh, according to a court proffer filed in the case.
The neighbor told investigators she found the boy hanging in the basement from a device attached to a rafter. Prosecutors said the child had a ligature around his neck and his feet were off the ground.
The neighbor removed the ligature, lowered the boy to the ground and attempted CPR while calling 911. She told police he was cold and had no pulse.
Additional efforts to revive the boy were unsuccessful. He was pronounced dead Tuesday.
An autopsy was conducted Wednesday. Preliminary findings indicate the boy died from asphyxia caused by ligature compression of the neck, according to prosecutors.
Police identified his mother as 38-year-old Corie A. Walsh. She was also taken to a hospital after police said she was attempting to harm herself. Her injuries were not considered life-threatening.
According to the court proffer, Walsh was found lying fully dressed in a bathtub in the master bedroom, surrounded by bloody water. A neighbor was holding a towel against Walsh’s left inner thigh and told investigators she had taken a knife from Walsh’s hand and thrown it into a sink.
Police recovered the knife and placed it into evidence, according to prosecutors. Walsh had cuts on her wrists and thighs.
Three other children were inside the home or returned home around the time the boy was discovered, according to the court filing. An infant was present and unharmed, while two school-aged children returned home around the time of the discovery and were also not physically injured.
Walsh’s husband, who lives at the home, was out of state at the time of the incident and flew home Tuesday evening, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said Walsh allegedly told officers at the scene that she killed him because he was the “devil” and the “anti-Christ.”
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