Gwinnett child starvation case heads to Superior Court

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Najlaa Mcintosh becomes emotional during testimony by GCPD Detective James Sweeney. Chief Magistrate Kristina Hammer Blum presides over hearing for a Gwinnett man and his daughter who are charged with starving the man's child to death and withholding food from the child's 21-year-old mother, who weighed 59 pounds when she was found. Calvin Mcintosh and his daughter, Najlaa, appear in the probable cause hearing Friday, December 5, 2014. Judge Blum found there was probably cause for cruelty to children and murder charges and bound their case over to Superior Court. She said that due to the charges, the court did not have jurisdiction to set a bond. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Calvin Mcintosh listens as GCPD Detective James Sweeney testifies. Chief Magistrate Kristina Hammer Blum presides over hearing for a Gwinnett man and his daughter who are charged with starving the man's child to death and withholding food from the child's 21-year-old mother, who weighed 59 pounds when she was found. Calvin Mcintosh and his daughter, Najlaa, appear in the probable cause hearing Friday, December 5, 2014. Judge Blum found there was probably cause for cruelty to children and murder charges and bound their case over to Superior Court. She said that due to the charges, the court did not have jurisdiction to set a bond. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Najlaa McIntosh listens as GCPD Detective James Sweeney testifies. Chief Magistrate Kristina Hammer Blum presides over hearing for a Gwinnett man and his daughter who are charged with starving the man's child to death and withholding food from the child's 21-year-old mother, who weighed 59 pounds when she was found. Calvin McIntosh and his daughter, Najlaa, appear in the probable cause hearing Friday, December 5, 2014. Judge Blum found there was probably cause for cruelty to children and murder charges and bound their case over to Superior Court. She said that due to the charges, the court did not have jurisdiction to set a bond. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Calvin Mcintosh listens as Chief Magistrate Kristina Hammer Blum binds him over for trial during a hearing for a him and his daughter who are charged with starving the his child to death and withholding food from the child's 21-year-old mother, who weighed 59 pounds when she was found. Calvin Mcintosh and his daughter, Najlaa, appear in the probable cause hearing Friday, December 5, 2014. Judge Blum found there was probably cause for cruelty to children and murder charges and bound their case over to Superior Court. She said that due to the charges, the court did not have jurisdiction to set a bond. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Calvin Mcintosh listens as Chief Magistrate Kristina Hammer Blum binds him over for trial during a hearing for him and his daughter who are charged with starving the his child to death and withholding food from the child's 21-year-old mother, who weighed 59 pounds when she was found. Calvin Mcintosh and his daughter, Najlaa, appear in the probable cause hearing Friday, December 5, 2014. Judge Blum found there was probably cause for cruelty to children and murder charges and bound their case over to Superior Court. She said that due to the charges, the court did not have jurisdiction to set a bond. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Calvin Mcintosh looks towards a deputy for instructions after being bound over for trial. Chief Magistrate Kristina Hammer Blum presides over hearing for a Gwinnett man and his daughter who are charged with starving the man's child to death and withholding food from the child's 21-year-old mother, who weighed 59 pounds when she was found. Calvin Mcintosh and his daughter, Najlaa, appear in the probable cause hearing Friday, December 5, 2014. Judge Blum found there was probably cause for cruelty to children and murder charges and bound their case over to Superior Court. She said that due to the charges, the court did not have jurisdiction to set a bond. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Najlaa Mcintosh leaves the courtroom after being bound over for trial. Chief Magistrate Kristina Hammer Blum presides over hearing for a Gwinnett man and his daughter who are charged with starving the man's child to death and withholding food from the child's 21-year-old mother, who weighed 59 pounds when she was found. Calvin Mcintosh and his daughter, Najlaa, appear in the probable cause hearing Friday, December 5, 2014. Judge Blum found there was probably cause for cruelty to children and murder charges and bound their case over to Superior Court. She said that due to the charges, the court did not have jurisdiction to set a bond. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Calvin Mcintosh leaves the courtroom after being bound over for trial. Chief Magistrate Kristina Hammer Blum presides over hearing for a Gwinnett man and his daughter who are charged with starving the man's child to death and withholding food from the child's 21-year-old mother, who weighed 59 pounds when she was found. Calvin Mcintosh ntosh and his daughter, Najlaa, appear in the probable cause hearing Friday, December 5, 2014. Judge Blum found there was probably cause for cruelty to children and murder charges and bound their case over to Superior Court. She said that due to the charges, the court did not have jurisdiction to set a bond. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

GCPD Detective James Sweeney testifies during the hearing. Chief Magistrate Kristina Hammer Blum presides over hearing for a Gwinnett man and his daughter who are charged with starving the man's child to death and withholding food from the child's 21-year-old mother, who weighed 59 pounds when she was found. Calvin Mcintosh and his daughter, Najlaa, appear in the probable cause hearing Friday, December 5, 2014. Judge Blum found there was probably cause for cruelty to children and murder charges and bound their case over to Superior Court. She said that due to the charges, the court did not have jurisdiction to set a bond. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

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Najlaa Mcintosh becomes emotional during testimony by GCPD Detective James Sweeney. Chief Magistrate Kristina Hammer Blum presides over hearing for a Gwinnett man and his daughter who are charged with starving the man's child to death and withholding food from the child's 21-year-old mother, who weighed 59 pounds when she was found. Calvin Mcintosh and his daughter, Najlaa, appear in the probable cause hearing Friday, December 5, 2014. Judge Blum found there was probably cause for cruelty to children and murder charges and bound their case over to Superior Court. She said that due to the charges, the court did not have jurisdiction to set a bond. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

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