Arrest warrants allege that the 2-year-old foster child who died last month in the care of a Henry County commission candidate and her husband was malnourished and severely beaten. The couples attorney, however, called the charges a big mistake.
Aspiring politician Jennifer Rosenbaum, 27, and her husband, Joseph, were arrested Friday, nearly three weeks after the Nov. 17 death of Laila Marie Daniel, a child placed in their custody by the Division of Family and Children Services. Authorities have said they responded to the Rosenbaums home on McDonoughs Lincoln Terrace that night after receiving a choking call, but have otherwise released few details about the investigation.
Warrants obtained after the couples Monday court appearance provide more insight into the murder, aggravated assault and child cruelty charges against Jennifer Rosenbaum, as well as the child cruelty charges against her husband.
The documents said Jennifer Rosenbaum hit Laila in the abdomen with such force the child sustained a transected pancreas, which GBI investigators described as a major contributing factor to the childs death. Jennifer Rosenbaum is also accused of failing to feed [Laila] in quantities necessary to sustain an adequate body weight.