(Thayer, IL) — An Illinois child welfare worker is dead after she was stabbed while visiting a home outside Springfield. Authorities say Deidre Silas was attacked Tuesday while checking on six children in a home in Thayer. She was an investigator for the Illinois DCFS. Benjamin Reed, who lived in the home, was arrested and was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. None of the children were injured and were taken into the custody.
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