Mom charged with killing girl, 4
November 16, 1997
SUSAN DODGE
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
The adoptive mother of a 4-year-old North Side girl faces murder charges after she allegedly beat her daughter to death and then told police she accidentally dropped the girl in the bathtub.
Mary Perkins' daughter, Angel Martin, was brought to Cook County Hospital early Thursday with massive head injuries, missing teeth, bruises and apparent bite marks on her head and body, a Cook County medical examiner's official said Saturday.
There were also signs Angel had been sexually abused, said a spokeswoman for Cook County State's Attorney Richard Devine.
Perkins, 30, of the 1300 block of North Hudson, was charged with first-degree murder Friday night and ordered held without bond Saturday by Cook County Associate Judge Gary Brownfield.
Perkins, who is eight months pregnant, told police she was holding Angel, "tripped, and dropped her in the bathtub," Devine spokeswoman Patti Simone said.
Perkins allegedly "beat Angel about her head and body with her hands and a belt," Simone said.
The girl tried to get away from Perkins by hiding under a bed but that made Perkins more angry, and she allegedly dragged the girl out and continued to her, Simone said.
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