In a heartbreaking incident that shook the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago, an 11-year-old boy named Jayden Perkins lost his life while trying to protect his 33-week pregnant mother from her abusive ex-boyfriend. The attack took place in their home, resulting in the boy’s tragic death due to stab wounds to the chest.
The tragic turn of events unfolded on the morning of March 13, as the mother and suspect identified as Crosetti Brand, 37, were scheduled to appear before a judge for a regular order of protection. It was during this time that the ex-boyfriend showed up at the apartment complex and carried out the brutal attack, injuring the mother and taking the life of young Jayden. According to AP, the mother who is four months pregnant is expected to survive as well as her unborn child.
Prior to the fatal incident, the pregnant mother had sought an emergency order of protection on Feb. 21. She expressed her fear, saying the man “sent me several text messages saying he would kill me and my family. He would wait outside my house and shoot me. I have pics.” Despite her pleas and evidence presented to the court, the emergency order was denied, citing insufficient evidence of an emergency. The case was supposed to continus on March 13 for a hearing regarding the order of protection request. To note, at the time, the man was already in prison for violating his parole. The suspect was on parole after being sentenced to prison for 16 years for a home invasion and was on electronic monitoring. He was released a day before the March 13 court date. Sadly, when that day came, the man carried out the fatal attack he allegedly said he would do.
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Reacting to the horrific incident, the Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said, “An innocent child’s life was taken as he tried to protect his mother far too soon and a mother was attacked in what should have been the safest place for her, which was her home.”
The suspect, with a history of multiple orders of protection filed against him by different women and previous cases of domestic battery, was taken into custody following the incident.
He facing charges including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, armed robbery, home invasion, and domestic battery. He appeared in court this Friday. According to ABC7 Chicago, family members of the victims attempted to charge at the man, which led to a fight with deputies in the courtroom along with arrests.
The 33-year-old pregnant mother is still receiving treatment at Saint Francis Hospital. The woman’s six-year-old son was also present during the stabbing and was not injured, according to court records.
