IL - Ocean Wayne Hutchings 3 Months Parents Charged with his Murder

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Illinois Parents, Both 21, Charged with Murder of Their 3-Month-Old Son

Illinois State Police (ISP) issued a statement on Wednesday which said Pinckneyville residents Logan Hutchings, 21, and Sophia Kelly, 21, have both been arrested and charged with first-degree murder of their infant child.

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The parents of an infant boy have been charged with his murder after the 3-month-old died in a St. Louis, Missouri hospital from multiple severe injuries.

Illinois State Police (ISP) issued a statement Wednesday which said Logan Hutchings, 21, and Sophia Kelly, 21, have both been arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The three-month-old was admitted to a children's hospital in St. Louis with a skull fracture and multiple rib fractures, according to a statement from ISP. Medical staff at the hospital pronounced the baby boy deceased as a result of these injuries on June 14. He was in the care of Hutchings and Kelly in Pinckneyville prior to being admitted to the hospital, a police statement said.

 

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Both Hutchings and Kelly are in the Washington County Jail on a $1,000,000 bond with 10% to apply.
Illinois parents face murder charges in death of their baby

On June 15, 2022, Sophia Kelly posted “My sweet boy We will get justice for you. ” on Facebook.
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Logan Hutchings also posted on Facebook two days after his son’s death.

“My world has been turned around 5 times this week and I’ll never have trust in anyone again,” he wrote on June 16, 2022.

Later that month, Hutchings shared a fundraiser on Facebook. That fundraiser was started by a relative following the death of baby Ocean Wayne Hutchings.
Parents face murder charges nearly a year after baby boy taken to hospital with skull fracture

 

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Ocean Wayne Hutchings, age 4 months, of Pinckneyville, IL, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 2:51 p.m. in Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO.

Ocean was born on February 13, 2022 in Carbondale, IL, a son to Logan Hutchings and Sophia Kelly. He enjoyed Hey Bear Sensory Videos and the outdoors and loved his big brother, Ozark and his Mom and Dad.

Survivors include his parents, Logan Hutchings and Sophia Kelly of Pinckneyville, IL; big brother, OH [redacted by me] of Pinckneyville, IL; beloved dog, Lydia Kay; maternal grandparents, Jeramy and Angela Kelly of Pinckneyville, IL; paternal grandmother, Alicia Hutchings of Pinckneyville, IL; maternal great-grandmother, Terry Kelly of Pinckneyville, IL; maternal great-grandfather, David Kelly of Pinckneyville, IL; maternal great-grandmother, Sally (Melvin) Logan of Ashley, IL; paternal great-grandmother, Patty Hutchings of Nashville, IL; paternal great-grandfather, Randy Hutchings of Percy, IL; paternal great-grandmother, Lisa Zimmer of DuQuoin, IL; aunts and uncles, Devon (Miranda) Kelly of Nashville, IL, Madison (Brandon) Zelasko of Pinckneyville, IL, and Brooke (Shey) Segelhorst of Mascoutah, IL; and many other aunts, uncles, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his aunt, Staci Harsy; paternal great-grandfather, Travis Hutchings; great-great-grandparents, John and Helen Smith; and great-great-grandparents, Jack Wayne and Lydia Bird.

Private family services will be held at Pyatt Funeral Home.

Memorial donations may be made to the parents for a college fund for O [redacted by me]
Obituary for Ocean Wayne Hutchings at Pyatt Funeral Home

I have redacted the minor sibling's name from this post.