Judge: Woman Accused Of Killing Granddaughter Unfit For Trial

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CHICAGO (STMW) An Oak Lawn woman charged with murdering her 5-month-old granddaughter with a sledgehammer and knife is not mentally fit to stand trial at this time, a Cook County Circuit Court judge ruled Monday.

Judge Clayton Crane agreed with the findings of psychiatrist Dr. Matthew Markos, of Cook County Forensic Clinical Services, who in May found Alfreda Giedrojc unfit to stand trial.

After a series of delays the past few months, her fitness hearing finally was held before Crane at the Cook County Criminal Courts Building at 26th Street and California Avenue in Chicago.

It took all of five minutes for Crane to issue his ruling.

He told Giedrojc that she must return to court Aug. 28, at which time her treatment schedule will be unveiled. The judge also said Giedrojc, 62, must be re-evaluated after one year to determine whether she is fit to stand trial after treatment.

The Polish immigrant, who needs an interpreter during court appearances, was dressed in jail-issued blue coveralls over a white shirt. She used her left hand to pat down her graying hair as she entered the courtroom. No family members attended the hearing.

Her lawyer, assistant public defender Michael Wilson, was not available for comment after the judges ruling.

Giedrojc is to remain in the Cook County Jail, where she has resided since Oct. 6, the day that police say she used a sledgehammer and carving knife to kill Vivian Summers.

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Judge: Woman Accused Of Killing Granddaughter Unfit For Trial