1-year-old boy dies from child abuse on South Side; woman in custody, authorities say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman is in custody after an infant boy died from child abuse Saturday night on the South Side.

A 1-year-old male was found unresponsive in a home with bruises on his face in the 7400 block of South Eberhart Avenue around 7:20 p.m. and was taken to a Comer Children's Hospital, Chicago police said.

The boy was pronounced dead at the hospital. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office ruled the death a homicide from child abuse.

A 26-year-old woman was arrested by police at the home. Charges were pending.

The woman's relationship to the boy was not immediately known.

No further information was immediately available. Police continue to investigate.