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Thu Sep 22, 2022, 12:27 PM Sep 2022

Woman accused of shoving her 3-year-old nephew into Lake Michigan is denied bail

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/victoria-moreno-accused-shoving-nephew-3-lake-michigan-charged/

Woman accused of shoving her 3-year-old nephew into Lake Michigan is denied bail

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 / 6:39 AM / CBS/AP

A suburban Chicago woman faces felony charges after she allegedly shoved her 3-year-old nephew into Lake Michigan and did nothing to save the boy, who was rescued by firefighters but is not expected to survive, officials said.

Victoria Moreno, 34, of Des Plaines, Illinois, was charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery to a child under the age of 13 causing permanent disability, police said Wednesday.

Sources told CBS Chicago the boy struggled for nearly 20 minutes before he was rescued by Fire Department divers.

Cook County Circuit Court Judge Susanna Ortiz denied bail for Moreno during a Wednesday bond hearing, despite defense arguments that she suffers from mental issues. Ortiz called Moreno's alleged actions "intentionally brutal and heinous," the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

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Woman accused of shoving her 3-year-old nephew into Lake Michigan is denied bail (Original Post) sl8 Sep 2022 OP
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