MARIETTA, Ga. — Police are charging a Cobb County mother after the death of an infant Sunday afternoon.
Marietta police say around 3 p.m., they were called to 87 Gramling Street to investigate the possible death of a newborn.
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MPD officials confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that a baby was found at the location where the child was ruled dead.
The Cobb County Medical Examiner’s Office was also on scene investigating.
In a news release Monday morning, Marietta police said the child’s mother, Leticia Rodriguez, 17, was being taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital to be examined and then will be taken to the Cobb County Jail.
She will be held without bail on charges of concealing a death, abuse of a dead body, and abandonment of a dead body.
Stay with WSBTV.com and tune into Channel 2 Action News at Noon for the latest on this developing story.
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