An Illinois mother accused of drowning her baby boy in Lake Michigan during a mental health spiral has been held without bail as she awaits trial for first–degree murder.
Surah Amon, 31, allegedly walked into the water with her 14–month–old son Sir Watson last Friday night at South Shore Beach in Chicago and ‘let go’ of him before screaming to bystanders that she’d killed her baby and wanted to die.
The child was pulled from the lake by the Chicago Fire Department’s Marine Unit and rushed to Comer Children’s Hospital, but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
Authorities say the tragedy unfolded just hours after Amon was dumped by her boyfriend and kicked out of the home she shared with the boy’s father and grandmother, following a violent confrontation that ended with police serving her with an order of protection.