Police responding to a call about a suicide attempt Nov. 17 at the girls' home in Lisle found one in the kitchen and the other in a bathroom, both covered in blood, prosecutors and police said in a joint news release.
Kouchoukos, who was babysitting, was also was in the bathroom and soaked in blood, the news release said.
The girls, aged 4 and 1, were initially taken to a local hospital and then transferred to Comer Children’s Hospital in Chicago, the release said. Both had been stabbed multiple times in the back and chest but are recovering.
DuPage County Circuit Judge Joshua Dieden granted the state’s motion to deny pre-trial release to Kouchoukos.
Prosecutors also filed a motion seeking a psychiatric evaluation of Kouchoukos.
When processing the scene, authorities found several knives stained with what appeared to be blood, an empty bottle of wine and a nearly empty bottle of rum, the release said.
Kouchoukos was released from the hospital Tuesday and taken to the DuPage County Jail, the release said.
