In re J.R. CA4/2
J. was three when this dependency was filed; he is now five.
D. is the mother’s daughter by a different father. Her age is not in the record; however, from a mention of incidents involving her in 2007, she was evidently at least eight when the dependency was filed in 2016. She lived in Chicago with her legal guardian D.E., who was her aunt on her father’s side.
In July 2016, while the mother and the child were riding on public transit, the child was “very fussy and cranky.” The mother “smacked” him in the mouth and then “yanked” his leg, causing him to fall backward and to hit his head on a chair. When a bystander tried to intervene, the mother pulled out a taser. Someone called 911. The police responded; they found that the child had no visible injuries. Nevertheless, the mother was arrested, leaving the child temporarily without care.
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