Police announced Wednesday they have carried out a search warrant at a “house of horrors” in Fox Lake where prosecutors say a mother tortured her child for years, including punching him and pouring soap down his ears. The Fox Lake Police Department responded around 9:30 a.m. Friday to a business near Nippersink Boulevard and Grand […]
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‘House of horrors’: Prosecutors say Fox Lake mother tortured, physically beat her child for years, directed sibling to strangle him
A judge ordered a couple detained in jail after prosecutors say a child lived in a “house of horrors” in Fox Lake where his mother punched him, threatened to kill him and tortured him for years while ordering his sibling to strangle him. The Fox Lake Police Department responded around 9:30 a.m. Friday to a […]
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‘You’re not a loved child’: Couple arrested, child rescued after suffering years-long horrific torture and abuse in Fox Lake
A couple was arrested after authorities say a child suffered years of horrific torture and abuse in Fox Lake, including being repeatedly punched, struck by objects and told by his mother she would kill him and dump his body. The Fox Lake Police Department responded around 9:30 a.m. Friday to a local business for a […]
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Mother charged in her 8-year-old’s abuse, murder worked as special education paraprofessional at Mundelein school
The mother charged with the long-term abuse and murder of her 8-year-old son worked as a special education paraprofessional at Fairhaven School in Mundelein – part of the Special Education District of Lake County. The 8-year-old’s biological mother, Dominique Servant, 33, and her boyfriend, Joey L. Ruffin, 38, were both charged with first-degree murder with […]
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‘Long-term systematic torture’: Judge denies pre-trial release of couple that kept kids under video surveillance, malnourished and beat them, leading to death of 8-year-old boy
A judge called a couple’s long-term abuse of their children “systematic torture” as prosecutors say the couple video-surveilled them, malnourished them, and beat them – leading to the death of an 8-year-old boy – despite multiple reports to DCFS. The boy’s mother, Dominique Servant, 33, and her boyfriend, Joey L. Ruffin, 38, were both charged […]
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Coroner identifies 8-year-old child who died after alleged horrific abuse by couple in Round Lake Beach
The coroner has released the identity of an 8-year-old boy who authorities say was punched, beaten with a belt, malnourished and put in a cold shower in Round Lake Beach before he died Friday. The Round Lake Beach Police Department and Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 2:05 p.m. Friday to a report […]
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Prosecutors: Child was beat with belt, verbally abused, malnourished before being forced into cold shower and dying in Round Lake Beach apartment
Prosecutors say an 8-year-old boy was beaten with a belt, malnourished for several days and put in a cold shower by his mother’s boyfriend before being found unresponsive and dying at their Round Lake Beach apartment on Friday. The boy’s mother – Dominique Servant, 33 – and her boyfriend – Joey L. Ruffin, 38 – […]
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‘Horrific crime’: Murder charges filed against mother, her boyfriend in death of 8-year-old boy who was abused long-term at Round Lake Beach apartment, authorities say
A mother and her boyfriend are facing murder charges in the death of their 8-year-old boy at a Round Lake Beach apartment on Friday, with police saying the boy was abused and malnourished long-term. The Round Lake Beach Police Department and Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 2:05 p.m. Friday to a report […]
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Zion police officer allegedly choked child until she was ‘barely breathing’ while former Lake County corrections officer beat her
New details reveal that a Zion police officer allegedly choked a child until she was “barely breathing” as her wife, who is a former Lake County sheriff corrections officer, beat the child repeatedly. Shazay M. Molleda, 40, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, and Brittany L. Molleda, 28, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, were both arrested by the […]