A Naperville woman remains in custody after being charged in the stabbing of two little girls, ages 4 and 1.
DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin and Lisle Chief of Police Kevin Licko announced yesterday that Judge Joshua Dieden granted the State’s Motion to deny pre-trial release for a Naperville woman accused of stabbing two young girls, ages four and one, while babysitting at their Lisle home. The woman is charged with two counts of Attempted First-Degree Murder (Class X Felony), two counts of Aggravated Battery to a Child Under 13 (Class X Felony) and two counts of Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon (Class 3 Felony). The State also filed a motion for a psychiatric evaluation of the defendant.
On November 17, 2023, at approximately 5:15pm, Lisle police officers responded to a residence on Matson Lane for a report of a suicide attempt, where they found one child sitting in a bathroom covered in blood and another sitting nearby on the kitchen floor, also covered in blood. The defendant was found near the vanity in the same bathroom as the first child, wearing blood-soaked clothing.
The children were immediately taken to a local hospital for medical attention and subsequently transferred to Comer Children’s Hospital in Chicago. Their wounds were not life-threatening.
The defendant, who was unresponsive to any questions or commands, was taken to a local hospital for medical attention. Further investigation revealed that while the defendant was babysitting the children, she allegedly stabbed both children multiple times in their back and chest areas. When processing the scene, authorities located multiple knives stained with what appeared to be blood, an empty bottle of wine and a nearly empty bottle of rum.
On Tuesday, the defendant was released from the hospital and transported to the DuPage County Jail.
“This is an extremely disturbing case for all those involved,” Berlin said. “We are all very grateful that the injuries sustained by the young girls in this case were not life threatening and that they both appear to be on the road to recovery.”
The defendant’s next court appearance is scheduled for January 12, 2024, for arraignment in front of Judge Brian Telander.
