Oak Lawn man charged with shaking his 8-week-old baby who later died: police

OAK LAWN, Ill. - An Oak Lawn man is accused of shaking his 8-week-old daughter and slamming her head on a cushion, resulting in her death.

Edward Janiszewski has been charged with first-degree murder after the girl died on Sunday, Oak Lawn police said.

Janiszewski was arrested Wednesday and will appear in bond court Thursday morning.

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Oak Lawn police said they responded to Hope Children's Hospital on Thursday for a report of an infant with severe head and brain trauma. Staff informed responding officers the child had initially been seen on May 27 with what was believed to be a stomach illness and dehydration.

Edward Janiszewski (Oak Lawn police)

The girl was brought back to the hospital on May 30 and was unresponsive, with injuries consistent with a baby that had been shaken, police said.

Investigators questioned Janiszewski at length on June 2, at which time he admitted to police that he had shaken the girl and slammed her head on a cushion early on May 30.

An autopsy ruled the child's death a homicide due to injuries consistent with child abuse.