Is there any mention of inappropriate supervision (e.g., child wandered off and drowned)?

The fatality report states the mother "continued to allow the paramour to care for her child after knowing the paramour caused the child's burns." Phone evidence recovered by law enforcement showed that the mother knew the paramour had inflicted the burns but still left the child in the paramour's care while she went to work. The mother was indicated for "death by neglect (#51)" for this failure of supervision.

Is there any mention of inflicted injury? (e.g. slapped, punched, kicked, choked)

The fatality report states "the medical examiner documented 37 injuries to the child's body, including contusions, lacerations, hemorrhages, and multiple teeth traumatically absent." The child's death was ruled due to "abusive injuries" and the paramour was indicated for "death by abuse" and charged with first degree murder. The medical examiner report confirms the primary cause as "MULTIPLE INJURIES. CHILD ABUSE." The child also suffered inflicted burns in a prior incident. The Sun-Times article notes the paramour inflicted burns on the child weeks before the fatal beating.

Is there any mention of medical neglect?

The fatality report describes significant delays in seeking medical treatment for the child's burns. The treating physician "reported the mother should have brought her child to the hospital immediately due to the severity of the injuries." The mother told the death investigator she "was too scared to take the child to the hospital and believed she could treat the burns using A&D ointment on the child's face and feet" and waited approximately three weeks before seeking care. The report also notes the investigator "had not documented any discussion of whether the child had received follow up medical care that the hospital recommended at discharge from approximately ten days earlier."

Was a biological mother involved in the death?

The fatality report states "The Department indicated the mother for death by neglect (#51)." The mother knew the paramour had caused the child's burns, as confirmed by phone evidence recovered by law enforcement, yet "continued to allow the paramour to care for her child after knowing the paramour caused the child's burns." The Sun-Times article also notes the mother told Green not to call 911 when the child was dying.

Was a female paramour or friend involved in the death (e.g., girlfriend, stepmother)?

The paramour was the mother's female romantic partner, identified as Asha Green in the news articles. The fatality report states "The Department indicated...the paramour for death by abuse (#1). Law enforcement also charged the paramour with first degree murder." The Sun-Times article confirms Green "was romantically involved with the girl's mother."

Is there any mention of a neurological developmental child disability? (e.g., autism, intellectual disability, nonverbal)

The fatality report describes the child as "the non-verbal child" during the hospital visit for burns, and later notes "the child...could not tell the investigator how the burn occurred." At 4 years old, being described as non-verbal could indicate a neurological or developmental disability, though it is also possible the child's non-verbal status was situational (e.g., related to pain, trauma, or shyness). The report uses the term as a descriptor of the child's state rather than identifying a specific diagnosed condition.

Is there a history of child protection reports prior to death (for this child or siblings)?

The fatality report states: "At the time of the child's death, the Department had a pending child protection investigation against the mother and paramour for burns by abuse (#5)." This was initiated two weeks prior to the child's death when the mother brought the child to the hospital with unusual burn patterns.

Was an adult charged or arrested for the child's death?

The fatality report states "Law enforcement also charged the paramour with first degree murder." The Sun-Times article confirms: "Asha Green was taken into custody Friday afternoon" and "Judge Maryam Ahmad ordered her held without bail."

Is domestic violence by the parent/caregiver referenced?

The fatality report states: "The mother also reported a prior incident of domestic violence in which the paramour tried to choke the mother with her hands because the paramour did not like the way the mother talked to her."

Is a history of arrests or criminal charges for the parent/caregiver referenced?

The fatality report states that a LEADS check on the paramour showed she "was negative on CANTS and positive on LEADS. LEADS results indicated two arrests that were not prosecuted." These arrests predate and are separate from the child's fatal incident.

The fatality report documents extensive systemic failures by DCFS that directly contributed to the child remaining in contact with her abuser. The on-call investigator placed the child with the paramour under a safety plan without completing a home safety checklist or adequately assessing the paramour's relationship with the mother. The primary investigator never met the mother in person, never observed her home, never completed a scene investigation, never interviewed household members, and never submitted the MPEEC referral for expert medical consultation. The supervisor terminated the safety plan before the investigator interviewed the mother about the injuries, giving "the mother's lack of history with the Department significant weight." The report also notes that "upper management pressured staff to terminate safety plans within two weeks," and the investigator stated she "forgot to complete the MPEEC referral because she was overwhelmed with her other cases." No transfer staffing occurred between the on-call and primary investigator. These multiple systemic failures meant critical warning signs — including the treating physician's concern that "the child's injuries did not align with the mother's explanation" — were never properly followed up before the child was killed.