A "severely autistic" 14-year-old boy found fatally stabbed in his River Grove, IL apartment

A "severely autistic" 14-year-old boy was found fatally stabbed Sunday in a River Grove apartment, while his mother and caregiver were in another room in a semi-conscious state, police said.

Alex Spourdalakis had multiple wounds when discovered in his bed in the second-story apartment on West Grand Avenue, River Grove police Chief Rodger Loni said.

The boy's death was being investigated Monday by police and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.

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