Smyrna woman indicted in daughter’s starvation death

Prosecutors in Cobb County have indicted a Smyrna woman for allegedly starving her 16-year-old daughter to death.

Markeka Berry weighed just 43 pounds when she died last June at her family’s home, Cobb District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Kim Isaza said. Her mother, 36-year-old Ebony Espree Berry, was charged with murder, felony murder and two counts of child cruelty.

She faces a maximum sentence of life in prison plus 20 years, Isaza said. Bond has been set at $75,000 for Berry, who is being held in Cobb jail.