Lake County prosecutors said on Saturday that Jannie M. Perry, 38, killed her son, 6-year-old Damari Perry. She is charged with first-degree murder, concealment of a homicidal death, and obstructing justice. Damari's brother, Jeremiah R. Perry, 20, is charged with aggravated battery causing bodily harm to a child under 12, concealing a homicidal death, and obstructing justice. Another sibling faces charges in juvenile court.
Damari Perry was reported missing on Jan. 5 by Jannie Perry and a sibling.
His body was found near an abandoned house in the 700 block of Van Buren Street inJannie Perry initially claimed in an elaborate story that Damari and her 16-year-old daughter were picked up by a woman named "Monique" and a man named "Wacko" or "Chaos" on Tuesday and driven to a party in
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