Overview

• Llovana Torres, 26, has been charged with aggravated battery after allegedly stabbing her 7-year-old son multiple times in their home on Saturday morning.
• Prosecutors say the attack began after Torres became angry upon discovering a mess her son had made and escalated when he hid under a kitchen cabinet to escape her blows.
• The boy suffered a ruptured diaphragm and other injuries, requiring emergency surgery after being airlifted to Lurie Children’s Hospital, where he remains on a ventilator in critical condition.
• Torres reportedly admitted to stabbing the child but gave conflicting accounts to authorities, including claiming it was accidental and later asking her mother to lie about the incident.
• A Cook County judge has deemed Torres an 'extreme risk' and ordered her held without bail pending her next court appearance on June 13.