A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the fatal assault of 16-year-old Kaylah Aleah Love whose body was found one week ago in Horan Park on the city’s West Side.
The boy, who is not being named because he is a minor, was scheduled for a hearing at Juvenile Court later Monday.
The Manley High School junior was found near a playground in Horan Park, 3035 W. Van Buren St., at 4:50 p.m. Monday.
Love was dead on the scene with multiple injuries from the assault, and her death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
According to a social media post from LegalHelpFirm, her Manley classmates and school staff are taking the murder personally and described Kaylah as “quiet, smart and always smiling.”
Check back for details on this developing story.