Last week, a couple from Georgia got taken into custody on charges of cruelty to children and aggravated battery after their doctors discovered 29 fractures all over their infant daughter’s body nearly a year ago.
Reports from WSB revealed that in February 2024, the 6-week-old baby, brought to Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center, had a broken leg and facial bruises, accompanied by her mother, Savannah Cox, and grandmother.
Initially, Cox and the grandmother provided conflicting explanations about the baby’s injuries, leading a nurse at the medical center to contact the police. Cox first inquired whether the injuries could have resulted from a fall, then pondered if they could have occurred from being dropped.
When police arrived, Cox told them she had gone to a pediatric appointment that morning and then slept the rest of the day, surmising that the girl may have gotten a broken leg at the doctor’s office.
Medical staff conducted a full body scan on the the littler girl and found fractures on both legs, her right arm, ribs, right shoulder, and more — 29 fractures in all, in a variety of different stages of healing.
According to the arrest warrant, Cox, her parents, and Shane Moore, the baby’s father, live together with the couple’s two children. Both children were taken into protective custody by the state Department of Family and Children’s Services.
Police did not say why it took nearly a year to bring charges against the parents or give an update on the little girl’s condition. Neither Cox nor Moore are on the inmate list for the Floyd County jail as of Sunday.
