Friday, September 21, 2007

* Autopsy: Rogers Park Baby Murdered

FROM STNG WIRE REPORTS...> "The death of a 1-month-old Rogers Park boy Thursday was the result of child abuse, according to an autopsy by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office, which ruled the death a homicide Friday. Kirk Willborn’s death was caused by a subdural hematoma and blunt head trauma from child abuse, according to the autopsy report.

About 10:30 a.m. Thursday, police responded to a residence int he 6400 block of North Glenwood Ave. for a call regarding an unresponsive infant, according to News Affairs Officer Tom Polick.

Kirk was taken to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he was pronounced dead at 10:55 a.m., according to the medical examiner’s office. DCFS spokesman Kendall Marlowe said the agency is investigating the death based on abuse allegations.

1 comment:

Jen P. said...

It is disgusting that anyone can have a child. Now that I have a child I notice the amount of toddler/infant abuse stories in the news and it is appalling.

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