MUSCOGEE COUNTY, Ga. — A west Georgia mother is behind bars after officials say she killed her young child.
Columbus police said on Dec. 7 at 6:31 p.m., officers received reports of an infant who arrived at Piedmont Columbus Regional with injuries.
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The two-month-old was then air-lifted to an Atlanta area hospital, where the medical staff determined the injuries to be indicative of non-accidental trauma, officials said.
Authorities confirmed that the child died at the hospital four days after arriving in Atlanta.
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A death investigation conducted by the Adult & Youth Services Unit revealed evidence that led to the arrest of Lakisha Neal, the child’s mother.
Neal was arrested on Thursday and charged with first-degree murder, cruelty to children and cruelty to children in the second-degree.
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