The father of 6-month-old baby Nnakai Pratt will remain in jail after being denied bond one day after the child’s body was found.
Police also said the mother’s role was under investigation and arrested her on Wednesday night.
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Earlier Wednesday, Antonio Pearce was in court for making false statements to police. Officers said the child’s father initially claimed armed robbers took his valuables and abducted Nnakai.
Police initially charged Pearce on unrelated charges. On Wednesday, he received additional charges of malice murder, cruelty to children, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, concealing a death, tampering with evidence and more, according to court records.
The child’s mother, Necolette Pratt, has been charged with obstructing an officer, false statements and party to the commission of a crime. She is currently being held without bond.
Nnakai had been missing since Sunday. The investigation continues into how he died and who disposed of the body.
Investigators said they found inconsistencies in his father’s story, and evidence suggesting foul play.
During the court hearing, the judge cited Pearce’s recent and out-of-state criminal history, as well as the facts surrounding the case, as reasons for denying bond.
He is also accused of possession of marijuana with intent to sell, driving with a suspended license, and driving with baby Nnakai or his twin sister without proper child restraints. His twin sister has been placed in the custody of the Division of Family and Children’s Services.
At the Clayton County apartment complex where the family lives, a family left flowers, teddy bears and a note as a memorial to baby Nnakai.
“It just breaks my heart that someone would do something like this to a child,” mother Kimberly Williams said.
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