Alleged killer mom Corie Walsh ruled too dangerous to return home — but psychiatrist warns risk can change

STOP STOP I HAVE TO SAY THIS FIRST FIRST AN ILLINOIS MOTHER NAMED CORIE WALSH WAS CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN THE DEATH OF HER TWO-YEAR-OLD SON BARRETT AND THEN PROSECUTORS ALLEGED SHE THREATENED TO KILL HER HUSBAND AFTER HER ARREST AND WAS A DANGER TO HER THREE SURVIVING CHILDREN SO A WILL COUNTY JUDGE RULED SHE IS TOO DANGEROUS TO BE RELEASED BEFORE TRIAL AND ORDERED HER TO IMMEDIATELY RECEIVE PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION BECAUSE HER LAWYERS SAID SHE WENT DAYS WITHOUT TREATMENT DESPITE A HOSPITAL RECOMMENDING ROUND-THE-CLOCK PSYCHIATRIC CARE AND THE THING IS A FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIST FROM NORTHWESTERN EXPLAINED THAT UNDER ILLINOIS LAW DANGEROUSNESS IS NOT A PERMANENT LABEL BUT A FORWARD-LOOKING ASSESSMENT OF RISK THAT CAN CHANGE AS SOMEONE RECEIVES TREATMENT SO WHILE SHE REMAINS JAILED RIGHT NOW HER RISK LEVEL COULD BE EVALUATED DIFFERENTLY IN THE FUTURE.

SO THEY HAVE FINALLY ADMITTED IT AND THE NUMBER IS THREE AS IN THREE COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER WHICH IS AN ABSOLUTELY HORRIFYING CHARGE TO FACE AND IT IS AGAINST AN ILLINOIS MOTHER NAMED CORIE WALSH AFTER THE DEATH OF HER TWO-YEAR-OLD SON BARRETT AND NOW A WILL COUNTY JUDGE HAS RULED SHE CANNOT BE RELEASED BEFORE TRIAL BECAUSE PROSECUTORS ALLEGE SHE THREATENED HER HUSBAND AND IS A DANGER TO HER THREE SURVIVING CHILDREN AND THE THING IS HER ATTORNEYS SAID SHE WENT DAYS IN JAIL WITHOUT MEDICATION DESPITE A HOSPITAL CALLING FOR AROUND-THE-CLOCK PSYCHIATRIC CARE SO THE JUDGE ORDERED IMMEDIATE TREATMENT AND A NORTHWESTERN PSYCHIATRIST WITH FOUR DECADES OF EXPERIENCE SAYS UNDER ILLINOIS LAW DANGEROUSNESS IS A FORWARD-LOOKING ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT RISK RATHER THAN A PERMANENT LABEL WHICH MEANS HER STATUS COULD POTENTIALLY CHANGE OVER TIME.

An Illinois judge denied pretrial release for Corie Walsh over murder allegations involving her toddler, while experts note legal dangerousness rulings can change with mental health treatment.

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