India, Sept. 7 -- An Illinois mother is facing a murder charge after prosecutors accused her of killing her 2-year-old son. The case has drawn attention because she had been closely following the Lindsay Clancy murder trial.

Corie Walsh is a 40-year-old resident of Frankfort, Illinois. As per the New York Post, she is a mother of four. Walsh has now been charged with first-degree murder after prosecutors allege she fatally strangled her 2-year-old son, Barrett Walsh, according to a complaint filed on Friday.

An Illinois mother had become "very invested" in the high-profile Lindsay Clancy murder trial before prosecutors say she killed her son on Tuesday, according to witnesses cited in court documents, as per CNN.

Around 4pm, the Frankf...