Woman deemed fit to stand trial for attempted murder
WOODSTOCK – A Harvard woman accused of putting a knife down her infant son’s throat is competent to stand trial after treatment in a mental health facility.
Claudia Mejia, 37, has been in custody since Dec. 16, charged with one count each of attempted murder and aggravated battery of a child.
The baby, who was 9 months old at the time,
was flown to Rockford Memorial Hospital and has recovered.
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