Mother arrested in connection with 2-week-old baby's death

NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. — Police have arrested a mother in connection with the death of her 2-week-old daughter.

The baby, Caliyah McNabb, was reported missing from her Newton County home in October.

She was later found dead in a duffel bag in the woods near the home.

Caliyah's father, Christopher McNabb, was arrested and charged with murder.

A medical examiner's report shows the baby died from blunt force trauma to the head.

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The baby's mother, Cortney Bell, was arrested Saturday in connection with her death.

Bell was arrested in a Home Depot parking lot in Conyers. She has been charged with murder in the second degree, cruelty to children and deprivation of a minor.

A 911 call obtained by Channel 2 Action News reveals a 2-year old child was the first person to notice her newborn sister disappeared.

"My 2-year old says she's gone. I've looked everywhere in the house and I don't know another possibility," said Bell to a Newton County 911 operator.

Bell told the operator she fell asleep on the couch inside her home. Bell said she had last seen Caliyah five hours before she called 911.

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