2YO Stabbed To Death By 6YO Brother In Joliet

[Sugar Cookie]

A two-year-old boy was fatally stabbed by his six-year-old brother in Joliet on Friday, according to police.

When police arrived, they found the 2-year-old child inside the home with multiple stab wounds. Following an initial investigation, authorities said they believe the child was stabbed with a kitchen knife by his older brother.

"This proves to be a very difficult situation given the young ages of both the victim and the older brother," said Sgt. Dwayne English with the Joliet Police Department.

The wounded boy was rushed to Ascension St. Joseph Medical Center by the Joliet Fire Department, where he died from his injuries, police said.

Detectives are working with the child's family, who is cooperating with the investigation, according to police.

The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) was notified and took custody of the 6-year-old boy. He was transported to a local hospital for a mental health evaluation.

At least two adults were home at the time of the incident, but not present in the family room where the stabbing reportedly occurred.

According to police, the boys’ mother called 911 when she discovered what happened.

Joliet toddler stabbed to death by 6-year-old brother: police

A two-year-old boy was fatally stabbed by his six-year-old brother in Joliet on Friday, according to police.

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[runninfawn]

at least 2 adults where at home and not one of them heard the child scream in pain and rushed in to investigate what was happening??? what the heck prevented them form hearing the creams? or rush ( i think i flew once or twice to see what was happening when my kids were young lol) to find out what was wrong? the 2 yo had multiple stabbing wounds after all and heck how long does that take ? and how long does it take an adult to run up or down a flight of stairs or even just a few feet to the next room?? there is a big dif. between a child's scream of joy when at play and a child's scream of pain.... also anyone that tries to hold down a two years old will know how difficult it is to do so it would have been very hard for a 6 years old to do unless the 2 years old was sleep in a crib or the 6 yo was actually sitting on them... but then again wouldn't the adults rush in to see why the 2 yo was screaming in pain??? but the kids were in the family room so toddler wasn't in a crib were the adults all sleeping or outside? if so who would sleep when the kids were up and running around the house or leave 2 kids unattended inside by themselves?? more questions than answers in this one and also no time of day when the stabbing happened so it is very hard to even think about what were the adults doing at that time ...

 

[the cat did it]

at least 2 adults where at home and not one of them heard the child scream in pain and rushed in to investigate what was happening??? what the heck prevented them form hearing the creams? or rush ( i think i flew once or twice to see what was happening when my kids were young lol) to find out what was wrong? the 2 yo had multiple stabbing wounds after all and heck how long does that take ? and how long does it take an adult to run up or down a flight of stairs or even just a few feet to the next room?? there is a big dif. between a child's scream of joy when at play and a child's scream of pain.... also anyone that tries to hold down a two years old will know how difficult it is to do so it would have been very hard for a 6 years old to do unless the 2 years old was sleep in a crib or the 6 yo was actually sitting on them... but then again wouldn't the adults rush in to see why the 2 yo was screaming in pain??? but the kids were in the family room so toddler wasn't in a crib were the adults all sleeping or outside? if so who would sleep when the kids were up and running around the house or leave 2 kids unattended inside by themselves?? more questions than answers in this one and also no time of day when the stabbing happened so it is very hard to even think about what were the adults doing at that time ...

I even checked on my girls when they were too quiet-what are they up to, what is going on? I had to see for myself. That poor little baby being stabbed repeatedly BY a baby-WTF?!?! You're right too many questions-I hope for some answers. It's hard imagining a perfectly "normal" 6 year old doing this...

 

[Freyja]

Wow, he's a real life Michael Myers. And at the tender age of six. Sounds like mom has lost both kids in that moment.

 

[JeeperCreeper]

https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/a...of-killing-little-brother-in-joliet-complaint

Apparently the child’s father has a history of abusing the accused child.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

The same Joliet 6-year-old boy who is accused of fatally stabbing his 2-year-old brother last Friday evening with a kitchen knife in the family room was also the victim of a violent attack orchestrated by the 6-year-old's father, Eric Sutphin, pending felony charges at the Will County Courthouse show.

Sutphin, who lives in Aurora these days, was arrested by Joliet police on May 20, 2022, on charges of aggravated battery and domestic battery. The criminal complaint from the Will County State's Attorney's Office indicates that Sutphin struck his young son multiple times about the body.

The mother of last week's deadly stabbing victim, Christopher Urbina, 2, is also the mother of the 6-year-old boy now accused of killing her youngest child. Sutphin is not the father of the child who died in the stabbing.

The child's mother, now 31, obtained an emergency order of protection against Sutphin, who was 34, following his felony arrest by Joliet police in May 2022. At that time, her oldest son was 4 years old.

The Will County order of protection noted that Sutphin was ordered to stay away from his then-4-year-old son and the boy's mother's house, the same house where Friday night's deadly stabbing happened.

On Tuesday at the Will County Courthouse, Joliet Patch reviewed public records from Sutphin's case that made it clear there was already involvement with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services in his son's life and the boy, even at 4 years old, was already diagnosed by medical staff as having Oppositional Defiant Disorder.

According to the Mayo Clinic, ODD "includes a frequent and ongoing pattern of anger, irritability, arguing and defiance toward parents and other authority figures. ODD also includes being spiteful and seeking revenge, a behavior called vindictiveness."

Eventually, the emergency order of protection involving Sutphin expired when the child's mother did not ask Will County's judges to continue it during the summer of 2022.

As for Sutphin, he has a previous unrelated Will County domestic battery conviction stemming from his 2014 arrest by Crest Hill's Police Department on November 14, 2014.

In that case, he grabbed a female member of his household, the complaint noted. Sutphin was also charged with criminal damage to property because he destroyed his victim's phone and obstructing a police officer because he refused to obey a lawful order from Crest Hill police, the court files show. In 2016, Sutphin was sentenced to two days in jail for his domestic battery conviction out of Crest Hill under a plea agreement with prosecutors.

Eric Sutphin is 6-foot-2 and weighed 220 lbs in his 2022 mugshot.

Back to the 6-year-old

Around 7 p.m. on May 20, 2022, the boy's mother notified Will County's judges, according to court records, that her then-4-year-old son "is currently having behavior issue (sic) at school and daycare, which I informed Mr. Sutphin regarding our son behavior in school. After hang up with Mr. Sutphin, I contacted a family member in my backyard regarding son's diagnosed ADHD and ODD. I heard a vehicle pull in my driveway.

"That is when I ran in the house and seen Mr. Sutphin spanking our son on the legs and my mother was on top of my son protecting him," court records reveal. "During the incident, (the boy) hit his head on the corner of the table. The police was then called and Mr. Sutphin was arrested and charged with domestic violence involving a minor.

"DCFS is involved, and they showed up at 11:30 p.m. that evening to talk to me regarding the incident that just happened. DCFS advised to obtain an order of protection for (child's) safety."

At the time of last Friday's early evening stabbing, there were only four people inside the family's house on Fairway Drive, a source with intimate knowledge of the case told Joliet Patch on the condition of anonymity.

Besides 2-year-old stabbing victim Christopher Urbina and his 6-year-old brother, their mother and grandmother were home. However, the boys' mother was sleeping at the time. "Mom was sleeping and grandmother was watching them, but she was in a different room," according to the source. "The mother woke up to check on them and that's when she found" her 2-year-old had been stabbed.

The source also indicated the stabbing was intentional and the 2-year-old was stabbed at least a few times, the source told Patch.

"They said it was pretty bloody," the source noted. "It's definitely treated as a homicide. But because of the age of the child (offender) there is nothing we can do with a 6-year-old."

As for the fate of the 6-year-old boy, the source was under the belief that the surviving sibling won't be allowed to attend school in Joliet any time in the future, and the child probably will not be allowed to return to his house on Fairway Drive, where his grandmother and mother have lived for several years now.

More than likely, the 6-year-old will be placed into a psychiatric care treatment facility and kept there for an undetermined amount of time, perhaps several years, the source said.

"I'm thinking inpatient treatment somewhere," the source advised.

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Eric Sutphin, now of Aurora, still faces felony aggravated battery charges in Joliet in connection with his arrest by Joliet police in 2022.

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[Freyja]

The little boy saw and experienced violence, thought this was a normal thing and became violent himself.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

The family of a Joliet toddler, who was fatally stabbed by his 6-year-old brother, released a statement over the weekend and launched a fundraising campaign to cover costs related to the boy’s death.

In their statement, the Urbina family said they were mourning the loss of their 2-year-old son Christopher, who died on Sept. 6.

“Christopher was more than just a beloved son — he was a fighter,” the family wrote. “Born after surviving medical complications that required surgery and the loss of his twin brother, Christopher’s birth was nothing short of a miracle.”

The family also asks for privacy as they grieve and said they will not be addressing the public. They said money raised through the GoFundMe would be used for Christopher’s funeral expenses, medical expenses and support services, and any other costs “associated with this heartbreaking incident.”

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[Sugar Cookie]

Image removed at request of family.

 

[Gamergirl41]

My son had a disability and was heavily medicated on psychiatric drugs. Unless you’ve lived my life, carried my pain, or walked a single day in my shoes, you will never understand. This was a tragic, freak accident—one fueled by the hand of medications that never should have been pushed onto children. I am his mother, and I will not sit silent while people speculate or judge what they know nothing about. My son’s life was not a headline or gossip—he was my baby, my world. Respect our family, respect our grief, and keep your judgment to yourself.

 

[Gamergirl41]

My son had a disability and was heavily medicated on psychiatric drugs. Unless you’ve lived my life, carried my pain, or walked a single day in my shoes, you will never understand. This was a tragic, freak accident—one fueled by the hand of medications that never should have been pushed onto children. I am his mother, and I will not sit silent while people speculate or judge what they know nothing about. My son’s life was not a headline or gossip—he was my baby, my world. Respect our family, respect our grief, and keep your judgment to yourself.

Btw I am the mother of both boys!

 

[Alf]

My son had a disability and was heavily medicated on psychiatric drugs. Unless you’ve lived my life, carried my pain, or walked a single day in my shoes, you will never understand. This was a tragic, freak accident—one fueled by the hand of medications that never should have been pushed onto children. I am his mother, and I will not sit silent while people speculate or judge what they know nothing about. My son’s life was not a headline or gossip—he was my baby, my world. Respect our family, respect our grief, and keep your judgment to yourself.

You have my condolences, ma'am.

--Al

 

[elmgems]

My son had a disability and was heavily medicated on psychiatric drugs. Unless you’ve lived my life, carried my pain, or walked a single day in my shoes, you will never understand. This was a tragic, freak accident—one fueled by the hand of medications that never should have been pushed onto children. I am his mother, and I will not sit silent while people speculate or judge what they know nothing about. My son’s life was not a headline or gossip—he was my baby, my world. Respect our family, respect our grief, and keep your judgment to yourself.

I cannot imagine what you have endured, and continue to endure. There are no words I can offer that could encompass the depth of grief, or make it better, that would not sound cliche. My heart aches when I read the story, and still aches for you and your family.