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Oxford, GA (Rockdale Citizen) — A 31-year-old Newton County woman has been charged in the shooting death of her 2-year-old daughter.
According to the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Jennifer Michelle Bellah called 911 at about 5:53 p.m. Tuesday and told the dispatcher that she had just shot her child at their home on Brown Thrasher Run. Officers responded to the home in the upscale neighborhood where they found Natalya Bellah dead of multiple gunshot wounds.
Investigators obtained a search warrant and recovered a handgun and spent shell casings at the scene.
Bellah was interviewed and investigators found probable cause to charge her with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during commission of a crime.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, Bellah is believed to have been alone in the home she shared with her mother and step-father when the incident occurred.
Capt. Keith Crum said the NCSO has had no previous dealings with Bellah. Her booking sheet lists her as self-employed, but Crum said he did not believe she had a regular job. Crum said the child’s father has not been part of the investigation.
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