CHICAGO — AJ Freund’s mother, who was convicted in her 6-year-old son’s murder in Crystal Lake, has asked the court to reconsider her case based on her claim that she thought she was seeing and hearing demons at the time of the crime.
JoAnn Cunningham wrote to the court that her participation in the offense was a direct result of her suffering from postpartum depression or postpartum psychosis.
Cunningham also claimed lack of due legal process and ineffective counsel by her attorneys, since she said her claims were never brought up in court. Though Cunningham did not specify what result she was seeking, her request could challenge her conviction and sentencing in the case.
