Two boys who had been critically wounded in a collection of stabbings that killed their mom final week on the South Aspect are recovering within the hospital.
The boys, 8 and 11, had been admitted to Comer Kids’s Hospital after being discovered at separate places with stab wounds Thursday in Better Grand Crossing. Their mom, 33-year-old Teone Jones, was killed in the attacks.
One of many boys is on a respiration tube, and the opposite is awake however nonetheless recovering from his wounds, mentioned Darlene Tribue, president of the Park Manor Neighbors Group Council, at a prayer vigil outdoors the household’s dwelling Sunday. Each boys have undergone a number of surgical procedures, she mentioned.
The boys are “doing fairly good for now,” Tribue mentioned. “However they nonetheless want our prayers, therapeutic nonetheless has to happen, and it’s going to be a protracted restoration for them.”
Jones was stabbed within the again and stomach about 7 p.m. Thursday within the 7100 block of South Eberhart Avenue, Chicago police and the Prepare dinner County health worker’s workplace mentioned. She was rushed to College of Chicago Medical Middle, the place she died.
Her 8-year-old son was reported lacking after he was kidnapped in the identical block the place Jones was killed, Illinois State Police mentioned. An Amber Alert was issued 40 minutes after Jones was killed. The alert was canceled early Friday after the boy was discovered within the 8200 block of South Damen Avenue.
The 11-year-old was discovered by police within the 200 block of West 66th Road.
Eli Washington, a member of Park Manor Christian Church, which co-organized Sunday’s vigil, fingers flyers to residents. “These children are going to be traumatized for the remainder of their pure life,” Washington mentioned of the 2 sons of Teone Jones. The boys are nonetheless being handled at Comer Kids’s Hospital.
“These children are going to be traumatized for the remainder of their pure life,” mentioned Eli Washington, a member of Park Manor Christian Church, which co-organized Sunday’s vigil. “So we wish to help this household. We wish to help this group. They’re motherless and fatherless children now, in order that’s rather a lot to take care of.”
The boys had already misplaced their father to a coronary heart assault, Malik Wilson, certainly one of Jones’ brothers, beforehand advised the Solar-Instances.
A suspect was arrested Friday in Indiana, police mentioned. Washington mentioned the suspect in custody was believed to be Jones’ ex-boyfriend.
Washington mentioned justice would imply the one who dedicated the stabbings serves “a really lengthy sentence.”
“One of many issues we’ve to do as a group is we’ve to indicate as much as each court docket continuing and each court docket listening to to let the choose know that we ain’t taking part in,” Washington mentioned. “We would like him held accountable for his actions.”
After saying prayers at Sunday’s vigil, group members, native Ald. William Corridor (sixth) and Grand Crossing District cops canvassed the world, passing out informational playing cards with sources for anybody experiencing home violence.
As a result of the group members believed the attacker was Jones’ ex-boyfriend, they wished to make sure anybody experiencing home violence is aware of that assist is accessible, Corridor mentioned.
Corridor mentioned he’s additionally added dialogue of the stabbings and easy methods to shield individuals from home violence to his ward’s upcoming group assembly, set for noon-2 p.m. Monday at Hamilton Park, 513 W. 72nd St.
A police officer distributes flyers with data on reporting home violence after a prayer vigil for the household of Teone Jones in Better Grand Crossing on Sunday. The native alderperson is coordinating with police and the mayor’s workplace to let each lady and woman within the ward know that sources can be found.
Corridor is coordinating with the mayor’s workplace and volunteers all through the group to make it possible for all individuals have sources obtainable to them in the event that they’re experiencing home violence.
“We wish to not solely be on the preventative facet of this difficulty, we don’t wish to be on the reactionary one,” Corridor mentioned. “So we’ll go door by door, letting each younger lady, each younger woman on this ward know that you need to and you may be secure on this ward.”
