IL - Jada Moore, 5, beat to death with belt by grandfather for defecating self, *Graphic* July ’23 *grandparents arrested*

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The circumstances were revealed during a court appearance for the two adults, 62-year-old Klent Elwoods and 57-year-old Lisa Jones, now charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jada Moore.

According to a bond proffer, Elwoods and Jones visited with Elwoods' daughter in March in Georgia when they learned she had "fallen on hard times" and needed to find somewhere for her daughter Jada to stay while she searched for a job.

The couple ultimately took Jada back to Illinois with them and she began living at their Park Forest home.

A 911 call from Elwoods kicked off a dark chain of revelations.

Prosecutors said Elwoods told a 911 operator “I was beating my little granddaughter and now she is out of it.”

Officers arrived and found Jada "lying on the couch completely nude," the proffer states. Paramedics performed CPR and the child was taken to Comer Children's Hospital, where she was pronounced dead just before 9 a.m. Saturday.

Officers returned to the family's home and recovered a "belt, a pair of children's shorts with underwear inside (both of which were soiled), and a notarized letter from [Jada's mother] giving the [grandparents] custody for school and medical decisions," the proffer stated. Prosecutors also alleged a calendar was found on the refrigerator with the month of June still displayed, detailing four dates in which the child had allegedly soiled herself.

Grandparents from suburban Chicago have been charged with murder in the beating death of their 5-year-old granddaughter, who was whipped a dozen times with a belt for defecating on herself — with the granddad allegedly confessing to being “a little too rough” during the fatal assault.

Illinois prosecutors on Monday revealed horrifying details related to the July 14 killing of 5-year-old Jada Moore, telling the court that the girl had been subjected to beatings for more than two months, leaving her with severe contusions most commonly seen in car crash victims, reported NBC Chicago.

The victim’s grandparents, Klent Elwoods, 62, and his wife, Lisa Jones, 57, from Park Forest, have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in Jada’s death, which the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled a homicide caused by multiple injuries due to child abuse.

The horrific crime came to light when police and paramedics were dispatched to the couple’s home on Osage Street after 11 p.m. Friday for a report of an “unresponsive” child.

Officers found Jada “lying on the couch completely nude.”
Jada Moore
 
The circumstances were revealed during a court appearance for the two adults, 62-year-old Klent Elwoods and 57-year-old Lisa Jones, now charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jada Moore.

According to a bond proffer, Elwoods and Jones visited with Elwoods' daughter in March in Georgia when they learned she had "fallen on hard times" and needed to find somewhere for her daughter Jada to stay while she searched for a job.

The couple ultimately took Jada back to Illinois with them and she began living at their Park Forest home.

A 911 call from Elwoods kicked off a dark chain of revelations.

Prosecutors said Elwoods told a 911 operator “I was beating my little granddaughter and now she is out of it.”

Officers arrived and found Jada "lying on the couch completely nude," the proffer states. Paramedics performed CPR and the child was taken to Comer Children's Hospital, where she was pronounced dead just before 9 a.m. Saturday.

Officers returned to the family's home and recovered a "belt, a pair of children's shorts with underwear inside (both of which were soiled), and a notarized letter from [Jada's mother] giving the [grandparents] custody for school and medical decisions," the proffer stated. Prosecutors also alleged a calendar was found on the refrigerator with the month of June still displayed, detailing four dates in which the child had allegedly soiled herself.

Grandparents from suburban Chicago have been charged with murder in the beating death of their 5-year-old granddaughter, who was whipped a dozen times with a belt for defecating on herself — with the granddad allegedly confessing to being “a little too rough” during the fatal assault.

Illinois prosecutors on Monday revealed horrifying details related to the July 14 killing of 5-year-old Jada Moore, telling the court that the girl had been subjected to beatings for more than two months, leaving her with severe contusions most commonly seen in car crash victims, reported NBC Chicago.

The victim’s grandparents, Klent Elwoods, 62, and his wife, Lisa Jones, 57, from Park Forest, have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in Jada’s death, which the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled a homicide caused by multiple injuries due to child abuse.

The horrific crime came to light when police and paramedics were dispatched to the couple’s home on Osage Street after 11 p.m. Friday for a report of an “unresponsive” child.

Officers found Jada “lying on the couch completely nude.”
Jada Moore
What can even be done with such people?
Was mother treated differently in her childhood, or were things so grim for her that she simply had no choice but to leave Jada with grandparents?
 
“I want to know why,” Elwoods said. “I thought that man was a stand up guy, but he really is a monster. Him and his wife.”

“I appreciate every single person who has come out for my daughter, every single prayer, every donation, anything that is related to my daughter, I truly appreciate each and every one of you,” Elwoods added.

Elwoods said Jada was living with her father and his wife while she dealt with financial issues and found a new job. Elwoods was planning to take Jada back with her next month, so she could enroll in school.
 
After Moore defecated on herself on July 14, “Elwoods then reminded [Moore] what he would do if she defecated on herself again,” according to the police report obtained by the New York Post. “Elwoods then grabbed a belt and had [Moore] bend over. Elwoods then proceeded to strike [Moore] on her buttocks between 10 and 12 times.”

While authorities were searching the suspects’ home, they found a pair of soiled children’s underwear, a belt, a notarized letter from Moore’s mom giving the grandparents custody for school and medical decisions. Additionally, a calendar marked four dates in June that Moore allegedly defecated on herself.

Prosecutors said in court that both Elwoods and Jones allegedly admitted to beating Moore on a regular basis using a belt, their hands and a shoe.
 
5 seems a bit old to be having potty accidents. I hope there wasn't CSA involved. That can cause children to regress in the area of toilet training. JMO Of course, an unknown condition could contribute or simply the change in living arrangements, missing her mom too. I just don't want to hear if it was worse for this pretty little girl than I already know it was.

How hard and how many times must you strike a child with a belt to actually kill them? That question may just haunt me.
 
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5 seems a bit old to be having potty accidents. I hope there wasn't CSA involved. That can cause children to regress in the area of toilet training. JMO Of course, an unknown condition could contribute or simply the change in living arrangements, missing her mom too. I just don't want to hear if it was worse for this pretty little girl than I already know it was.

How hard and how many times must you strike a child with a belt to actually kill them? That question may just haunt me.
I think if she was beaten with a belt for one potty accident, it would only make her have more.

There is something in the whole story that makes me wonder whether grandpa simply enjoyed the punishment, not CSA but not too far from it; but let us see what the court says.
 
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Let this child’s last moments speak. Let her suffering not be vain.

May her memory be a blessing.

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