A Marietta couple is being held in the Cobb County jail after their 2-month-old baby was found to have 20 broken bones and a skull fracture. A Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta employee called police after the baby was examined at the hospital on Tuesday (12/22).
Police charged Antoinette White, 22, with aggravated battery, felony cruelty to children and second-degree cruelty to children. She is being held on $100,000 bond. Her boyfriend, Kevin Straight, 32, was charged with second-degree cruelty to children. He is being held on $50,000 bond.
“Horrible doesn’t begin to describe this tragic case,” Police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce said. Read More…
White, who is unemployed, and her boyfriend Straight, who works at a Cactus Car Wash, were interviewed by investigators at the Crimes Against Children Office, then arrested.
White had a black eye and other facial contusions in her mug shot, indicating she might be a victim of domestic abuse herself. Cobb police removed a 1-year-old child from her home.
