Parents charged in murder of 5-year-old AJ Freund plead not guilty
05/10/2019 8:48 am PDT
By Erik Runge, WGN
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (WGN) -- An Illinois mother and father charged with murder in the death of their 5-year-old son have plead not guilty in court Friday.
A grand jury has indicted 36-year-old JoAnn Cunningham and 60-year-old Andrew Freund Sr. of Crystal Lake.
Cunningham and Freund Sr. face murder charges in Andrew "AJ" Freund's beating death last month. Police found AJ's body in a shallow grave covered with straw April 24, nine days after authorities say he died and a week after his parents reported him missing.
Along with the murder charges, they're charged with battery and concealing a homicide.
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