Man Charged In Connection To Death of Girlfriend's Baby

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WOODSTOCK, GA -- A 26-year-old Cherokee County man has been charged in connection to the death of his girlfriend’s 24-day-old daughter.

Nicholas Campbell of Canton was booked in to the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center Friday evening, the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office said.

The investigation started when deputies responded Thursday evening to a call of a child not breathing at a home located off Magnolia Springs Drive, sheriff’s office spokesperson Lt. Jay Baker said.

Magnolia Springs Drive sits of Toonigh Road near Holly Springs.

The infant, Ciara Campbell, was transported to Northside Hospital-Cherokee by Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services crews.

She was subsequently taken to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta early Friday morning and after two days in the hospital, Ciara was taken off life support on Sunday, sheriff’s office spokesperson Lt. Jay Baker said.

Baker said “multiple injuries” to Ciara were discovered and after conducting interviews with Campbell, his mother and grandmother, he was arrested.

Campbell is being held without bond on four counts of cruelty to children in the first degree, four counts of aggravated assault, four counts of battery and possession of methamphetamine.

Baker stated an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, and additional charges are possible as the case remains under investigation. Return to Patch for updates.

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