Updated: 11:45 AM PST, December 18, 2020
An autopsy performed on the toddler revealed that she was beaten to death and was not hurt in an accidental fall like her caretaker claimed, the Sandy Springs Police said in a statement.
A babysitter in Georgia has been arrested and charged in the brutal killing of a 2-year-old girl who was under her care, authorities said on Tuesday. An autopsy performed on the toddler revealed that she was beaten to death and was not hurt in an accidental fall like her caretaker claimed, the Sandy Springs Police said in a statement.
On Dec. 9, the police answered a medical call regarding an unresponsive child at an apartment on Monterey Parkway in Sandy Springs. First responders rushed the child to the hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said.
Georgia Babysitter Charged With Murdering 2-Year-Old Girl in Her Care
On 12/17/20 at 8:49 AM EST
Police in Georgia have charged a babysitter with murdering a 2-year-old girl who was in her care.
The child, identified in local media reports as Fallon Fridley, was found unresponsive at the apartment she shared with her mother in Sandy Springs on December 9. She was rushed to a Children s Healthcare of Atlanta hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
In a news release on Tuesday, the Sandy Springs Police Department said 29-year-old Kirstie Flood had been arrested after an autopsy revealed the child suffered severe injuries that resulted in her death during her care by the suspect.
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Georgia police have charged a babysitter in the murder of a 2-year-old girl who died while under her care, according to police documents provided to PEOPLE.
On Tuesday, Sandy Springs Police Department arrested 29-year-old Kirstie Flood after an autopsy on the deceased child revealed that she suffered severe injuries that resulted in her death during her care by the suspect, the police department said. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Flood has been charged with two counts of felony murder, one count of malice murder, one count of aggravated battery, and one count of cruelty to children in the 1st degree. According to local station WXIA-TV, a judge denied her bond. It is un
However, doctors at Children’s Healthcare determined her injuries were inconsistent with Flood’s story.
An autopsy revealed the toddler suffered severe injuries that resulted in her death.
As a result, police obtained a warrant and searched Flood’s phone. She had been searching things like “what type of people enjoy abusing other people’s children” and “what does it mean to have a sudden urge to beat a child that’s not yours.”
“It’s like this evil was in front of my face for years and I never saw it,” Fridley said.
The parents said Flood had been their full-time babysitter since August and never suspected she was capable of something like this.