FLOYD COUNTY, Ga. – A man is behind bars after a 2-year-old died from internal injuries.
On April 13, Floyd County Police responded to a call regarding an unresponsive child on Dodd Boulevard.
Police found the injured 2-year-old and another 5-year-old in the care of 38-year-old Hassan Rashad.
The 2-year-old had been “severely injured and suffered multiple internal injuries." Police said the incident happened in front of the 5-year-old.
The child later died as a result of those injuries.
Police charged Rashad with aggravated battery, aggravated assault, two counts of cruelty to children in the first degree, and felony murder.
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