Crime & Safety

More Murder Case Details Emerge in 12-Year-Old's Death

A charge of murder was added to man already charged with cruelty to children earlier today and a press conference by the Paulding Sheriff's Department revealed even more details about a 12-year-old boy's death on Oct. 11.

In the attached video Corporal Ashley Henson, the public information officer for the department, explains how the boy was found and the injuries he had.

Murder and an additional charge of cruelty to children have been added to Shayaa Yusef Forbes' previous charge of cruelty to children when he was arrested on Oct. 11.

Related Dallas-Hiram Patch stories:

Murder Charge Added in Death of 12-Year-Old

Sheriff's Department: Juvenile Dead As A Result of Child Abuse


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