Josiah Brown died nearly a week after his aunt Victoria Moreno pushed him off the Chicago Pier into Lake Michigan on September 19. Prosecutors said she took him to the edge of the pier and looked over each shoulder before letting the boy crawl under a chain barrier before allegedly pushing him into the water.
A pair of witnesses heard the splash and reported seeing Moreno looking down into the water. “He was just staring up at the sky,” said one of the witnesses of the boy. “His eyes were super, super wide, and he was trying his best to stay afloat.”
One witness left to retrieve a life preserver, while another man entered the waters. Soon, the boy sank to the bottom of the lake. Brown would spend a total of 30 minutes in the water before responders could pull him out.
Brown suffered several heart attacks, seizures, and sustained swelling of the brain and bleeding in the lungs. He died shortly after 10 am Sunday, September 25.
Moreno was arrested on September 19 and charged with first-degree attempted murder and aggravated child battery against a victim under 13 years of age resulting in permanent disability. The Cook County State's Attorney's Office has yet to announce whether Moreno's charges will be upgraded considering Brown's death. Moreno was denied bail and further ordered to have no contact with her family.
I feel really bad for Brown’s family, I can’t imagine losing my baby like that. Knowing that they were killed by an immediate family member makes it even worse. I hope that Moreno rots in prison for the rest of her life and that she stubs her toes every day. When she does finally die may she rest in distress.
Victoria Moreno Photo: Chicago Police Department
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