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Rogers Park 3-Year-Old's Death Leads to Murder Charges Against Woman

By Josh McGhee | November 10, 2014 7:55am
 Tylesha Griffin, 22, of the 6500 block of North Seeley Avenue was charged with first-degree murder for the death of a 3-year-old boy, police said.
Tylesha Griffin, 22, of the 6500 block of North Seeley Avenue was charged with first-degree murder for the death of a 3-year-old boy, police said.
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CHICAGO — A 22-year-old woman was charged with murder in the death of a 3-year-old boy in Rogers Park.

Officers arrived at a home in the 6500 block of North Seeley Avenue around 8:40 p.m. Friday night and discovered the child unresponsive, police said.

The boy was taken to St. Francis Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:55 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Further investigation revealed Tylesha Griffin was responsible for the boy's death, police said. She is expected in bond court Monday, police said.

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