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Jul 11, 2009 3:19 pm US/Central

Man Held on $800,000 Bond in Mother's Death

Man accused of elderly mother's murder held on $800,000 bond

CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) ― A man accused of pushing his elderly mother to the ground at her South Side home — ultimately leading to her death — was ordered held on $800,000 bond Saturday.

James Atkins, of the 1300 block of West 14th St., was charged Friday with one count of first-degree murder in the death of his 82-year-old mother.

Cook County Judge Laura Sullivan set bond at $800,000 for Atkins during a Saturday hearing, according to a Cook County clerk.

Georgia Atkins, of 1326 W. Hastings St., was pronounced dead at 2:31 a.m. Thursday at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

Atkins died of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm caused by stress from an assault, according to the results of a Thursday autopsy. Her death was ruled a homicide, the medical examiner's office said.

Police responded to her home on Wednesday about 8:45 p.m. after she was allegedly pushed by her son from a chair she was sitting on, causing her to fall to the ground.

After suffering trouble breathing, the woman was taken to UIC Hospital, where her condition deteriorated rapidly, police said.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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