A Chicago woman accused of brutally killing her two young sons and attempting to murder her grandfather before jumping out of an 11th-floor window was denied bail at a Saturday hearing where prosecutors revealed new details of the horrific incident.
Aleah Newell, 20, faces two counts of first-degree murder after she allegedly threw 2-year-old Johntavis Newell out of an apartment window and stabbed 7-month-old Ameer Newell before putting him in a bathtub full of scalding hot water. She was also charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder for allegedly stabbing her 70-year-old grandfather numerous times.
Judge Susana Ortiz on Saturday called Newell’s alleged actions “reflective of wanton cruelty,” and ordered her to be jailed without bail, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Newell did not attend the hearing, as she remains hospitalized for injuries she sustained after jumping out of her grandfather’s apartment window.
