Lacramioara Beldie allegedly killed by husband; 11-year-old Jayden Perkins, mother wounded in separate attack
IL Comptroller Susana Mendoza is renewing her calls for Cook County Judge Thomas Nowinski to resign after releasing Constantin Beldie .The Cook County judge who presided over two order of protection cases in which the suspects went on to allegedly kill a woman and child has been moved off domestic violence cases.
"The transfer is being made at the request of Judge Nowinski and his Presiding Judge, Judith Rice, who oversees the Domestic Violence Division," the statement said. In October, Nowinski allowed Constantin Beldie to be released on electronic monitoring, despite a request from prosecutors that he remain in prison because they deemed him a risk to the community.
An off-duty Chicago police detective was also wounded in the fatal stabbing attack in Jefferson Park.
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