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A 15-month-old boy remains hospitalized on life support while the DeKalb woman accused of choking him for 10 to 12 minutes is in jail on $500,000 bond.
Jessica L. Breuer, 25 told police she choked the boy – who is the son of one of her friends – April 23 in her apartment because she was angry he had bit her, DeKalb police Lt. Bob Redel said.
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Breuer, who court records indicate suffers from bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder, was charged Thursday with aggravated battery of a child younger than 13 and aggravated battery. If convicted of the more serious charge, Breuer would be sentenced to between six and 30 years in prison. The case is next due in court June 12.
If the toddler dies, criminal charges against Breuer could be upgraded, Redel said.
The boy and his mother were spending the night at Breuer’s apartment, and the mother was asleep when the incident happened, Redel said.
Breuer sought medical attention for the baby after she stopped choking him and realized his body had gone limp. A doctor told police the amount of brain damage the baby suffered indicated he was without air for at least six minutes, Redel said.
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2014/05/12/police-dekalb-woman-choked-15-month-old/ag3em19/
The child died about 1:30 p.m. at Rockford Memorial Hospital. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday in Winnebago County. Authorities expect to upgrade charges against Jessica L. Breuer to first-degree murder.
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The child had a brain injury and was in critical condition. DeKalb police investigators learned that the brain injury was due to lack of oxygen to the brain.
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2014...ace-murder-charge-after-childs-death/ad29rnh/