Afternoon Briefing: Judge orders boy, 15, held in killing of 16-year-old girl
A Cook County judge has ordered a 15-year-old boy held pending trial in the killing of a 16-year-old girl found beaten to death in East Garfield Park earlier this month.
The boy, whose name was not released, was charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of Kaylah Love, who was found dead March 17 in a park in the 3000 block of West Van Buren Street. An autopsy performed by the Cook County medical examiner's office found Kaylah died of multiple injuries due to an assault, and her death was ruled a homicide.
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