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Stacy Wheeler Cobb, the 48-year-old owner who held the daycare
at her home in Valdosta, 228 miles (367 km) south of Atlanta,
has been charged with second-degree murder and second-degree
cruelty to children, according to jail records.
Cobb left the child unattended for more than two hours on
Saturday, according to the Valdosta Police Department. They
believe he went into the house’s backyard and opened the kennel
with both Rottweilers, which then “mauled my baby to his death,”
the mother wrote in a GoFundMe, describing camera footage. When
police arrived at around 3:45 p.m., the child was dead.
The 2-year-old was the only child at Cobb's daycare, though
there are typically 10, according to police. Cobb was taken to
the Lowndes County Jail. Jail records did not indicate if Cobb
had an attorney who could speak on her behalf, and officials
could not confirm whether she had one.
A GoFundMe created by the child’s mother, Adrianna Jones,
identified the boy as Kaimir Jones. The single mother said knew
something was wrong because Cobb usually checks in throughout
the day, but she hadn’t responded to Jones for three hours. Her
“intuition” said to leave work early, Jones said.
“This was a heartbreaking, devastating and traumatizing scene
that I wouldn’t wish on anyone,” Jones wrote.
The rottweilers and a third dog at the house were taken by
Lowndes County Animal Control.
The Valdosta Police Department said in an online post that the
investigation is ongoing and they expect more charges.
“This is a horrible and tragic event that should have never
occurred, but because of negligence on this offender’s behalf, a
mother has tragically lost a child,” said Valdosta Police Chief
Leslie Manahan.
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