Father facing murder charge after 10-week-old dies in Hall County

A father is facing a murder charge in connection with the recent death of his 10-week-old daughter in Hall County, authorities confirmed Wednesday.

Police in Oakwood, a small city of roughly 5,000 people, arrested 20-year-old Hugo Alexander Flores Reyes last week on charges of aggravated assault and first-degree cruelty to children.

Hugo Alexander Flores Reyes is charged with murder, aggravated assault and first-degree cruelty to children.

But on the evening of May 26, authorities said the infant died from her injuries at Children’s Scottish Rite Hospital, leading to the upgraded charge. The baby was identified as Bryana Castellamos Medina by the Hall County coroner.

Details are limited in the case, and authorities have not said how the child died.

“We are involved with the GBI at this time and still working on the investigation,” Oakwood police Chief Tim Hatch told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via email.

Oakwood is located near Gainesville and about 50 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta.