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Autistic Teen Murdered by Mother and Godmother

Alex Spourdalakis
Fifty-year-old Dorothy Spourdalakis and 44-year-old Jolanta Agata Skrodzka, mother and godmother of 14-year-old autistic teen Alex Spourdalakis are charged with his cruel murder in Chicago.

The boy was found dead in his bed, according to the newspaper Chicago Tribune.

The two women, according to the court, were tired of the daily care his condition required and planned to kill him.

Initially, they tried to kill him with sleeping pills. When their attempt failed, his mother stabbed him four times in the chest and then cut his veins. This was not enough for the boy to die and his godmother stabbed him again several times.

The two women were found unconscious by the child’s father when he returned home and was shocked when he saw his son dead in bed.

The two women were taken to the hospital to be administered first aids. In January the child’s mother refused help offered by the Department for Children and Families.

Autism media channel, an organization for autism kids had released a video asking help for Alex.

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Autism media channel released the statement below on Alex’s tragic death:

We learned this morning of the tragic death of Alex Spourdalakis, a young man with severe autism whom we were seeking to help because of the failure of the medical system to provide for his needs. We do not know of the circumstances of Alex’s death and await further news on this. We understand from news reports that Alex’s mother and Godmother are in the hospital and receiving treatment, we are deeply concerned for their well-being at this tragic time.

We have tried to highlight the desperate plight of Alex and his family and bring to public attention the failings of the medical system when trying to deal with individuals like Alex. We are aware of many families in a similar state of crisis and our fear is that more cases like Alex will follow.

We are deeply saddened by the loss of Alex, a bright 14 year old who had so much potential – Alex just needed appropriate medical care and somewhere safe to live.

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