Crime & Safety

DCFS Investigating Death of 1-Year-Old Joliet Girl

The child was pronounced dead at a hospital Saturday around 9 p.m.

A 1-year-old Joliet girl, Melanie Massey, was pronounced dead Friday around 9 p.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, reports the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is investigating whether abuse or neglect contributed to the baby’s death.

Patch will update as more information becomes available.

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