A Coweta County couple has been indicted in the death of their 3-month-old son, and bond was denied.
Adam Brady, 30, and Elizabeth Norris, 23, face charges of second-degree murder and second-degree cruelty to children, according to records. Their son Cassius suffocated in March in his crib at their Newnan home.
The child was found face down on a plush pillow, and the crib was covered with blankets, police said. Brady didn’t call police until nearly five hours after he’d gotten home from work.
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“The mother and boyfriend were aware of the dangers that having a pillow in the crib and placing the baby on his stomach could cause, prior to the death,” Newnan police Deputy Chief Mark Cooper said at the time.
Norris’ mother, Tersia, said Cassius’ death was an accident.
“(There) is no doubt in my mind that my daughter did not do this,” she said in an interview with Channel 2 Action News. “(Cassius) was a good baby. She was a really great mother. I know my daughter would not put that child on his stomach.”
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Officers also overheard Brady acknowledge knowing the child was dead because of his military training and repeated references to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
“I heard him refer to it and that his cousin died from it years ago at least four times,” Newnan police Officer J.R. Robinson wrote in his report.
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