In a tragic incident in the Edgewater neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago, an 11-year-old boy was killed, and his pregnant mother was critically injured inside their home on Wednesday morning. The suspect, a man recently released from prison for domestic assault, was arrested in connection with the attack. The boy, identified as Jayden Perkins, was reportedly trying to protect his 33-weeks pregnant mother from her ex-boyfriend, Crosetti Brand, 37, who had been released from jail just a day before the attack. Brand has been charged with first-degree murder. A vigil was held for Jayden, and the Chicago Police Department (CPD) is expected to announce further charges. The boy's mother was stabbed multiple times and critically injured.
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An 11-year-old boy was fatally stabbed in Chicago while defending his pregnant mother against her ex-boyfriend, who was released from prison a day before the attack, police said. https://t.co/QlGAIDhMgC
An 11-year-old boy was fatally stabbed while defending his pregnant mother against her ex-boyfriend, who was released from prison a day before the attack, police said. https://t.co/2xnZSaZB5s
NEW: 11-year-old boy stabbed to death in Chicago while trying to protect his pregnant mom from her ex-boyfriend who had just been released from jail. Horrific. Crosetti Brand, 37, was charged with first-degree murder for the death of Jayden Perkins. Brand was released on… https://t.co/6Nqv60v6Qj
Chicago boy, 11, is knifed to death while trying to protect 33-weeks pregnant mom 'from her serial-abuser ex-boyfriend' who'd been freed from jail a DAY earlier https://t.co/HXaAtTJQqN https://t.co/b8P5y54U8k
Man with history of domestic violence charged in stabbing that killed 11-year-old boy and injured his mother in Edgewater — just a day after he was released from prison https://t.co/c56jfcOkMx @crepeau @CKubzansky and @samjcharles report
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Vigil held for 11-year-old boy killed in Edgewater stabbing https://t.co/JBpHLcTEtJ
A person of interest is in custody after an 11-year-old boy was killed Wednesday morning in the Edgewater neighborhood. The boy's mother was stabbed multiple times and critically injured, officials said. https://t.co/EFwpi7mt94
UPDATE: A man just released from prison for domestic assault has been arrested after an 11-year-old boy was killed and his pregnant mother was critically wounded inside their home on the North Side Wednesday, officials said. https://t.co/MRRpoh8EWD