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18-year-old charged in hate-motivated attack after luring victim through dating app, police say
By Sharon Lee
Woman charged in connection to death of Atlanta child
Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · St. Paul, MN
Marcus manages the day-to-day editorial workflow across all brands, coordinating coverage assignments and ensuring editorial standards are met. He previously served as city editor at the Pioneer Press and holds a degree in Political Science from Carleton College.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A woman has been arrested after a 4-year-old child was found dead inside a southwest Atlanta townhome, according to police.Atlanta police located the child in a gated community in the 3500 block of Cardinal Drive SW on Monday.On Tuesday, the Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office said deputies arrested Jasmaine Smoak and charged her with murder. The sheriff’s office said Smoak was with three children, who have all been recovered. One was injured and was taken to a hospital. Atlanta police said Smoak, 32, was charged with second-degree cruelty to children and concealing the death of another.Atlanta police said Smoak is a friend of the victim’s mother. The boy was 4 years old, according to the department. Earlier, the Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office told our sister station WRDW that Smoak was the child’s mother.Both the circumstances surrounding the child’s death and how Wilkes County deputies located Smoak remain unclear.Wilkes County is about 115 miles east o
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