Grandparents charged with murder after 5-year-old girl dies

PARK FOREST, Ill. — A man and woman have been charged with first-degree murder after their 5-year-old granddaughter died last week in Park Forest, Illinois.

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Park Forest Police Department said in a news release that on July 14 just before 11 p.m., officers and paramedics were called out to a house in the 300 block of Osage Street for a 5-year-old girl who was unresponsive.

Police say Klent Elwoods, 62, called 911 and allegedly admitted to abusing his granddaughter and that she was unresponsive.

When officers and paramedics arrived, they performed CPR and transported the girl to the hospital. She was later airlifted to a hospital in Chicago. Police said the following day around 9 a.m., the girl identified as Jada Moore, died from her injuries.

Elwoods and Lisa Jones, 57, were both taken into custody, police say.

While in custody, Elwoods and Jones reportedly admitted to police that they had physically abused the child, WGN-TV reported.

Police indicated that Jada had signs of recent physical abuse and older signs, the news outlet reported.

On Sunday, Elwoods and Jones were both charged with first-degree murder and appeared in bond court Monday, police say.

“The men and women of the Park Forest Police Department wish to express their deepest sympathy to Jada’s family and friends and grieve the tragic loss of this child’s life,” police said.