BY LEEANN SHELTON Sun-Times Media A man has been acquitted of murdering his infant son, who died of child abuse while in his care last year in the West Englewood neighborhood. Willie Brown, now 18, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 4-month-old Demari Brown, whom he was watching on Sept. 26, 2013, …
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A teenage boy started playing video games after the severely battered baby he was caring for stopped crying and eventually died last week, Cook County prosecutors said Tuesday. Willie Brown, who is facing murder charges in 4-month-old Demari Brown’s death, was the primary caregiver of the child when he was watching him in his girlfriend’s …
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A teenage boy charged with the murder of his girlfriend’s 4-month-old son, who was found dead in a West Englewood home last week, was ordered held on a $500,000 bond Tuesday. Willie Brown, 17, of the 2400 block of West Gladys Avenue, was arrested Saturday and charged with first-degree murder, according to police and prosecutors. …
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A 4-month-old boy found unresponsive in his West Englewood home Thursday was murdered, a Friday autopsy determined. Police received a 911 call about 11 a.m. Thursday about an unresponsive infant in the 6000 block of South Honore Street, police said. The boy’s parents found the infant not breathing at home and he was taken to …
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