A live-in caretaker from Elgin was sentenced to 20 years in prison after she and another woman neglected, starved and tortured a young boy, Kane County State’s Attorney announced Wednesday.
Between March 2021 and March 2024, live-in caretaker Eulalia Vences and co-defendant Natali Cruz-Gemchi neglected and starved Cruz-Gemchi’s son, according to Assistant States Attorney Lori Schmidt.
In March 2024, the boy, 7-years-old at the time, was taken to the emergency room of Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin for cardiac arrest and unresponsiveness, authorities said.
Doctors were able to stabilize the boy, authorities said, but they found his condition to be consistent with “severe intentional physical torture, psychological torture, and medical neglect.”
The 7-year-old boy weighed just 14 pounds when he was taken to the emergency room, authorities said.
Kane County Assistant State’s Attorney Lori Schmidt said the case is “one of the most disturbing” she has ever encountered in her many years as a prosecutor.
“For an adult to neglect, torture, and starve a child in their care, with such wanton disregard for the child’s well-being, is both unforgivable and horrendous,” Schmidt said. “As a result of these actions, the child, who fortunately survived the abuse, will face long-term medical complications and lifelong psychiatric consequences.”
Vences and Cruz-Gemchi were both charged with multiple counts of aggravated battery, aggravated domestic battery and child endangerment.
Illinois law stipulates Vences must serve at least 85% of her sentence, and she’ll receive credit for 596 days already served in Kane County Jail. Cruz-Gemchi’s case is still pending and she is currently detained in the Kane County jail.
“The defendant admitted her guilt and received a sentence that holds her accountable for her actions. She can now spend the next two decades reflecting on the harm she inflicted on an innocent child,” Schmidt said.
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