Overview

• Surah Amon, 31, is charged with first-degree murder after allegedly submerging her son in Lake Michigan on July 18.
• Beachgoers called 911 when they saw her in the water and heard her admit to killing the child, whose body was later pronounced dead at Comer Children’s Hospital.
• In the months before the incident, police responded to multiple calls at Amon’s address and a protection order barred her from contacting the child’s father and grandmother.
• Prosecutors told the court that Amon slit her wrists during the episode, underscoring the severity of her mental health crisis.
• Judge Ortiz set Amon’s next hearing for August 13 and ordered her detained pending trial over concerns she would endanger the community if released.