Aunt accused of pushing 3-year-old nephew into Lake Michigan at Navy Pier to enter plea

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Thursday, November 10, 2022
Woman accused of pushing nephew into Lake Michigan to enter plea
The woman accused of pushing her nephew into Lake Michigan near Navy Pier is expected to enter a plea Thursday.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The woman accused of pushing her nephew into Lake Michigan is expected to enter a plea Thursday.

Victoria Moreno is charged with first degree murder.

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Police said she pushed three-year-old Josiah Bell Brown the lake in September, near Navy Pier. The boy died a week later.

The incident was captured on surveillance video, prosecutors said.

According to her defense attorneys, Moreno has been diagnosed with depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder, a condition for which she takes medication.

Prosecutors said Moreno took the child to the pier without his family's knowledge. She's being held without bail.