Frankfort mom Corie Walsh due in court on charges of murdering toddler

FRANKFORT, Ill. (WLS) -- A Frankfort mother charged with killing her young son, is expected in court Tuesday

Corie Walsh's attorney said the mother was having a psychotic episode when she allegedly killed her two-year-old son.

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Prosecutors said she told investigators the toddler was "the devil."

Walsh is expected to be in court Tuesday after being charged with first degree murder.

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Prosecutors said the toddler was found by a neighbor, in the basement of the home on Brook Stone Court. That neighbor also found Walsh in an upstairs bathtub after she'd hurt herself with a knife.

Court documents said Walsh allegedly told investigators, "she did this to her baby because he was the devil and the anti-Christ."

Prosecutors said witnesses also told police, Walsh "had recently become very invested" in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial."

In a statement, Walsh's attorney called the situation a tragedy for the Walsh family as they mourn the loss of a child.

Prosecutors said Walsh's husband was out of town when the incident happened last Tuesday

An infant was home at the time but was not hurt. Two other school-age children arrived home around the time of the discoveries.

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