COOK COUNTY - A man accused of fatally stabbing his two sisters inside their Streamwood home appeared in court Friday, as prosecutors presented a chilling account of what they say happened during the May 28 attack.
What we know:
Jalonie Jenkins, 24, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his 21-year-old sister Janiya Jenkins and his 10-year-old sister Eyani Jones. Both were found dead in their townhome on McKool Avenue.
Timeline:
According to a court document, the stabbings happened around 6:40 p.m. on the second floor of the home. Eyani was on a Snapchat video call with her best friend, a 10-year-old girl in another state, while playing an online video game. That friend told police she heard screaming, a baby’s voice asking her mom why she was on the floo