Georgia – A Georgia parent was convicted of multiple charges, including feIony murder, aggravated battery, and first-degree crueIty to chiIdren in the death of his baby, KamiIa. The conviction follows a trial where prosecutors presented evidence of vioIent injuries inflicted upon the infant.
In Nov. 2019, the parent, later identified as 29-year-old KhaIiq, transported his unresponsive 2-month-old baby to the local hospital, where she was pronounced dead upon arrival. Authorities in Georgia later revealed that the vicitm’s mother had dropped the baby off at the man’s apartment the previous day.
The 29-year-old defendant claimed he had been playing with his baby, tosing her into the air and catching her. He stated that during one of these moments, he felt her side go in and heard wheezing. He put her to bed around 10 p.m. and later found her unresponsive around 2 a.m., at which point she would not take a bottle or pacifier. He checked on her again around 6 a.m. before taking her to the hospital…