Wheaton mom charged in abandoned baby case

A 24-year-old Wheaton mother accused of abandoning her newborn son is scheduled appear in bond court this morning on the corresponding charges.

Nunu Sung of Crescent Street in Wheaton, is charged with endangering the health or life of a child and two counts of obstructing justice.

The abandoned baby was found lying naked under a tree - umbilical cord still attached - about 7:45 a.m. Friday by a homeowner's dog on the 800 block of East Michigan Street. The infant apparently was outside for at least two hours before he was discovered and ultimately taken to Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield.

By Saturday afternoon, the child's condition was upgraded from serious to fair - and his condition continues to improve, authorities said. DuPage County prosecutors have filed a civil neglect petition in juvenile court to place the child in protective custody.

Once the baby can leave the hospital, he will be placed in foster care by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.

Sung is now being held on a $50,000 arrest warrant and is due in court 8 a.m. at the DuPage County Courthouse in Wheaton.

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