Bloomington Woman- NOT GUILTY by Reason of Insanity
By: Bob Larson
Updated: October 4, 2012
BLOOMINGTON- A Bloomington woman, charged with attempting to kill her
newborn baby just moments after birth, was found NOT GUILTY by reason of
insanity Thursday. 37 year old Tonya McKee, who lived at Home Sweet
Home Ministries Mission, faced one count of attempted murder for
allegedly attempting to abort her baby. Police say she gave birth at the
shelter last fall and the baby was found submerged in a toilet alive.
Prosecutors say McKee first told medical staff she didn't know she had
given birth, later admitting she had given birth and heard the baby
crying. McKee is remanded to the Illinois Department of Human Services
mental health facility in Springfield.
