AJ Freund’s mother, JoAnn Cunningham, to be sentenced in April

Andrew “AJ” Freund was killed in April 2019. | National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

JoAnn Cunningham, who has pleaded guilty to the murder of her 5-year-old son AJ Freund, will be sentenced in April.

She appeared for a hearing Thursday morning, when a judge ordered her sentencing for April 30, according to McHenry County court records.

Cunningham, 36, pleaded guilty last year to first-degree murder after authorities found AJ Freund’s body in a shallow grave last April in Crystal Lake. AJ’s father, Andrew Freund Sr., has also been indicted on murder charges for his son’s death.

She faces between 20 and 60 years in prison.

Andrew Freund and JoAnn Cunningham were both charged with murder in the death of their son, Andrew “AJ” Freund.