Aunt accused of throwing 3-year-old boy into water off Navy Pier. ‘Not once did [she] scream for help, call for help, ask for help.’

A woman was charged Wednesday with pushing her 3-year-old nephew into Lake Michigan off Navy Pier on Monday afternoon. The boy is hospitalized in “very critical” condition. (Ashlee Rezin | Sun-Times)

As her 3-year-old nephew crawled near the edge of Navy Pier, Victoria Moreno looked around to see if anyone was watching, bent down, scooped the boy with both hands and threw him into the water, prosecutors charged Wednesday.

Moreno then sat down and stared as Josiah Brown sank beneath the surface, prosecutors said in a court statement that brought observers to tears.