Autopsy Results Pending On Mom, Baby Found Dead Inside Home

ACWORTH, GA -- Autopsy results are pending to determine the cause of death of a Cherokee County woman and her infant whose bodies were discovered Tuesday morning inside their home.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has completed the autopsy on Holly Whitley, 31, and her infant child. However, the GBI's Crime Lab is awaiting results of toxicology tests before it can determine a cause and manner of death, said Cherokee Sheriff's Office spokesperson Sgt. Marianne Kelley.

Sgt. Kelley stressed that the sheriff's office has not uncovered any evidence of foul play at this time.

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Deputies with the Cherokee Sheriff's Office were dispatched July 17 to a home in the 2900 block of Cedar Mill Crossing in unincorporated Acworth at the request of a family member "due to the lack of contact" with Whitley. The home is located off Kellogg Creek Road in southwest Cherokee County.

Along with the grim discovery, a two-year-old female toddler was also found inside the residence. The sheriff's office said the older child was unharmed and in stable condition. Return to Patch for updates.

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