A Decatur man has been convicted in the beating death of his girlfriend’s 19-month-old son, according to the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office.
A jury found 28-year-old Kentavious Hardnett guilty of felony murder and first-degree cruelty to children in connection with the child’s death in January 2021.
Prosecutors said the toddler’s mother left her son in Hardnett’s care at his apartment on Hatton Drive while she went to work. Investigators said the mother reported the child appeared normal and had no visible injuries during a video call around 5 p.m…