Overview
- Eulalia Vences, 55, pleaded guilty to aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and agreed to a 20-year sentence.
- Under Illinois law, she must serve at least 85% of the term and receives credit for 596 days already spent in the Kane County jail.
- Prosecutors said the abuse occurred from March 5, 2021 to March 5, 2024 while Vences cared for Natali Cruz-Gemchi’s child.
- In March 2024, the 7-year-old arrived at St. Joseph Hospital in cardiac arrest weighing about 14 pounds, with findings consistent with severe physical and psychological torture and medical neglect.
- Both women were charged with aggravated battery, aggravated domestic battery, and child endangerment; Cruz-Gemchi remains detained with her case pending, and prosecutors say the child survived but faces long-term medical and psychiatric harm.