An Elmhurst woman has pleaded guilty to strangling her young son.

Gina L. Tuzzolino, 42, of the 400 block of Argyle, pleaded guilty Feb. 21 to aggravated battery of a child under age 13, causing bodily harm, according to DuPage County court records.

Charges of aggravated domestic battery were dropped in exchange for the plea.

Tuzzolino will be sentenced April 4.

The charge stated that on June 29, 2021, Tuzzolino strangled the boy, then age 5, causing him to become unconscious. According to the charge, the boy suffered broken blood vessels in his face and a soft-tissue injury to his neck.

According to an Elmhurst police report, a relative of Tuzzolino came to the house after Tuzzolino called her. Tuzzolino was gone when the relative arrived. The relative found the boy in a bathroom, unconscious and having trouble breathing.

The boy was hospitalized at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago.

According to the police report, Tuzzolino was found shortly thereafter, critically injured on Route 83 underneath the Prairie Path bridge. Her bicycle was parked on the bridge. A witness told police they saw her jump off the bridge.

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