Naperville woman Jennifer Kouchoukos, charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder among others, appeared in court on Wednesday morning. The 51-year-old allegedly stabbed two children, aged four and one, multiple times in their back and chest areas at a Lisle home in November.
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Lisle police said officers responded to a home on Matson Lane on Nov. 17 for a report of a suicide attempt around 5:15 p.m.
Officers said they found one of the children sitting in a bathroom and the other child sitting on the kitchen floor. Both girls were covered in blood. Kouchoukos, in blood-soaked clothing, was near the vanity in the same bathroom as the first child.
The children were taken to a local hospital for medical attention before being transferred to Comer Children's Hospital in Chicago, officials said. Kouchoukos, who did not respond any questions or commands, was also taken to a local hospital for medical attention.
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When processing the scene, authorities said they found multiple knives stained with what appeared to be blood, an empty bottle of wine and a nearly empty bottle of rum.
Kouchoukos was released from the hospital and transported to the DuPage County Jail on Dec. 26. On Wednesday, the state filed a motion for a psychiatric evaluation of her.
Kouchoukos' arraignment is scheduled for Jan. 12.