According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, 5-year-old boy has died following a medical emergency at a Marietta home, and both of his parents have been arrested and charged with multiple felonies, authorities said.
Cobb County 911 received a call from a residence on Ramona Street just after 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. A mother and father told dispatchers they had been performing CPR on their son for several minutes and that the child was not breathing and unresponsive.
Marietta police, fire and Metro Ambulance were immediately dispatched. Officers and firefighters arrived at the home simultaneously and found the child lying unresponsive on the floor. Firefighters took over CPR from the child’s father and continued emergency medical care…