Father Pleads Guilty to the Murder of His Two-Year-Old Daughter

May 6, 2024, Peoria, IL- Today, Shamari R. Williams, 27, plead guilty to First Degree Murder for the murder of his two-year-old daughter, Emorri Green, in early 2022. Around 11:43 am on February 1, 2022, police responded to Williams's home in the 1000 block of NE Perry on a report of a child not breathing. While first responders were performing CPR on the child, they noticed bruising all over her body. Unfortunately, those resuscitative efforts were unsuccessful, and Emorri died at the scene.

According to the forensic pathologist's report, Emorri had patterned bruising and abrasions consistent with abuse all over her chest and torso. The pathologist was unable to determine exactly how many times she had been hit but said it would have been many times. She had several areas of bleeding on her brain, lacerations to her liver, and contusions on her lungs and pancreas. When interviewed by police, Williams said that he had spanked the child 15-20 times with a belt for urinating on the living room couch. However, the pathologist determined that a belt alone would not have caused this extensive number of injuries. Emorri's mother had given custody of her daughter to Williams just a month and a half prior.

Williams will be sentenced on June 27 and is eligible for a sentence in the Illinois Department of Corrections between 20 and 75 years.

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