Dunwoody daycare owner charged with murder denied bond, now facing additional counts of child cruelty
45-year-old daycare owner Amanda Hickey was denied bond on Feb. 18 by DeKalb County Judge Stacey K. Hydrick. Author: 11Alive Staff, Joe Henke Published: 2:08 PM EST February 19, 2021 Updated: 5:45 PM EST February 19, 2021
DUNWOODY, Ga. A Dunwoody daycare owner was denied bond during a hearing Thursday and court records show she is also now facing several more felony charges for alleged child cruelty.
Amanda Hickey was originally arrested on Feb. 5 by Dunwoody Police for a charge of felony murder and a single count of 2nd-degree child cruelty, following the death of a 4-month-old boy.