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A South Holland woman has been charged in the death of a man after a 2015 incident in Dolton, prosecutors say.

Bail was set at $500,000 Monday for Gaynell Brewer, 62, of South Holland, who is accused with an alleged co-assailant of fatally beating Christopher Brock, of Dolton, prosecutors said. Brewer is charged with first-degree murder.

Brock, who was 21 at the time of the incident, died from his injuries last year after falling into a coma, Dolton police said. An arrest warrant has been issued for the second suspect in the beating, police said.

Prosecutors allege that Brewer was upset with Brock, who was the boyfriend of her granddaughter. She believed Brock had burglarized her home when she allegedly ordered the attack, officials said. Brock and Brewer’s granddaughter had both been enrolled in Thornridge High School’s transitional program.

Brewer’s lawyer said during the bond hearing that her client had not touched Brock and had cooperated with police during the nearly two years it took investigators to get to an arrest.

“This is a person who has given her entire life to caring for children,” said attorney Jayne Ingles.

Brewer has legally adopted three grandchildren, Ingles said. She is highly educated and has spent more than 25 years as a special-needs teacher and administrator, Ingles said.

Brewer’s employment history includes time as director of student services for Lindop District 92 in Broadview and as a teacher at Chicago Public Schools.

According to prosecutors, the unidentified co-assailant started punching, kicking and hitting Brock with a handgun after Brewer pulled him out of a car parked near his Dolton home. Her granddaughter had been inside the car with him, prosecutors said.

The student was hospitalized for his injuries and diagnosed with a blood clot in his head, prosecutors said. He eventually lost consciousness and on Nov. 9, 2016, died due to his injuries, prosecutors said.

An arrest warrant for Brewer was issued July 5 after police reviewed the student’s medical history, prosecutors said.

She was arrested on Saturday.

A message left with Dolton police seeking information about the alleged attack were not returned.

Brewer is scheduled to return to court on Aug. 7.

Nick Swedberg is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.