SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) - The babysitter of a 2-year-old Georgia girl was charged with murder after police determined the girl was beaten to death and was not hurt in an accidental fall like her caretaker claimed, police said.
Kirstie Flood, 29, was arrested after an autopsy revealed the abuse, Sandy Springs Police said in a statement.
The girl died at the hospital after being found unconscious in her apartment Dec. 9. Flood was taking care of the toddler, police said.
Flood did internet searches for “what type of people enjoy abusing other people’s children” and “what does it mean to have a sudden urge to beat a child that’s not yours,” according to an arrest warrant obtained by WSB-TV.
Flood told investigators the girl hit her head on a slide at a park and didn’t wake up, according to the warrant.
Flood also faces aggravated battery and first-degree cruelty to children charges. It wasn’t known if she had a lawyer.
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