Crime & Safety
3-Year-Old Killed By Falling Dresser Was Left Home Alone With 2 Babies
The boy's mother was at a clinic next door with another child and was using a monitor to supervise her son, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
CHICAGO — A 3-year-old who died after a dresser fell on him was home alone with two babies when the incident happened, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Johan Garcia died around 2 p.m. May 16 in the 2800 block of South Pulaski Road in southwest Chicago, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office, which ruled the death an accident, WLS reported.
The boy’s mother was at a clinic next door with another child and was using a baby monitor to supervise her toddler and 7-month-old twins, the Sun-Times reported, adding the boy’s father was at work.
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The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has taken custody of the minors, according to the Sun-Times.
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