Funeral services have been set for a 7-year-old Naperville boy who's mother has been charged with stabbing him to death.
The mother, Elzbieta Plackowska, of 234 E. Bailey Road, Naperville, was charged with two counts of first degree murder after prosecutors say she stabbed to death her own young son — 7-year-old Justin Plackowska — and the girl she was baby-sitting on Tuesday night. In a hearing Thursday, a judge ordered she be held without bond.
On Saturday, a note on the website of Justin’s school, Naperville's Scott Elementary asked those in the campus community to the newly scheduled services. A wake is scheduled from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Seton Church at 2220 Lisson Road, Naperville. His funeral is set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the same church.
According to prosecutors, Plackowska was looking after two children — 5-year-old Olivia Dworakowski and her son, 7-year-old Justin — at the Dworakowski home Tuesday night in the 800 block of Quin Court. At some point in the evening, she told the children to get ready for bed. Prosecutors say that when the children instead began jumping on the bed, Plackowska went to the kitchen, armed herself with a knife and returned to the master bedroom.
Plackowska is accused of stabbing her son repeatedly over his entire body. She then turned her attention to Olivia and, prosecutors allege, stabbed her repeatedly as well. She then stabbed the two family dogs to death as well and left, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s office.
She eventually made her way to a friend’s house on Violet Circle almost three miles away in Naperville, where she reported having been robbed. Police arrived about 11 p.m. and found her covered in blood, prosecutors say.
About the same time, Naperville police received a call from Marte Dworakowski seeking help in finding her daughter. Police arrived and made their into the locked house, where they discovered the bodies of Justin and Olivia.
As of Saturday, Olivia's funeral arrangements hadn't been made public. However, a fund has been established to help with funeral expenses at any Naperville Bank & Trust location. Donations can also be mailed to Naperville Bank & Trust, Olivia Dworakowski Memorial Foundation, P.O. Box 294, Naperville, IL 60566.
Meanwhile, Plackowska is due in court next for arraignment on Nov. 21. If convicted, she faces a mandatory sentence of natural life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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