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Trial for woman accused of killing toddler at North Olmsted Giant Eagle

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The woman accused of stabbing 3-year-old Julian Wood to death in the parking lot of the Giant Eagle store in North Olmsted will have a hearing Tuesday before Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge John Russo.

Bionca Ellis in court for preliminary hearing on June 17, 2024(Bingel, Julia | (Source: WOIO))

According to court documents, Bionca Ellis, a patient at Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare, refuses to take her medication.

Ellis will join the hearing via Zoom.

On September 16, Ellis was declared incompetent to stand trial and was assigned to inpatient treatment at Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare to determine if her competency to stand trial could be restored.

Bionca Ellis in court at her arraignment on June 10, 2024
Bionca Ellis in court at her arraignment on June 10, 2024(Where io)

Julian was with his mother Margot, 37, when they were attacked on June 3.

Margot was also injured but survived.

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North Olmsted police arrested Ellis, 33, of Cleveland, minutes after the attack as he walked on Dover Center Road carrying the knife allegedly used in the attack.

According to North Olmsted Police Sergeant General Matthew Beck and Cuyahoga County District Attorney Michael O'Malley, Ellis stole two knives from the Volunteers of America thrift store next to Giant Eagle.

She then allegedly entered the Giant Eagle, saw the victims exit, followed them and immediately stabbed Julian, who was sitting in the shopping cart.

Memorial to Julian Wood at the North Olmsted Giant Eagle
Memorial to Julian Wood at the North Olmsted Giant Eagle(Bingel, Julia | (Source: WOIO))

Margot was stabbed as she tried to pull her child out of the shopping cart, O'Malley said.

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Ellis was charged with:

  • 1 count of aggravated murder
  • 2 cases of murder
  • 2 cases of attempted murder
  • 1 case of endangerment of children
  • 1 count of falsifying evidence
  • 1 charge of petty theft

North Olmsted police said the attack appears to have been random.

Julian's funeral took place on June 8th.

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