A mother in the US state of Georgia has been charged with murder in the death of her six-year-old son.
Police officers and the fire department were called to an apartment complex in Gwinnett County just before 8am on October 19, in response to a fire.
A resident on the upper level called when they heard a fire alarm coming from a unit on the ground floor.
Firefighters got into the unit and reportedly found two small fires and an unresponsive 6-year-old boy with multiple stab wounds. He was taken to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta where he later died, police said.
Around 9.15am, police said they found a woman behind the building with no shoes and wet clothes. She was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and was later questioned by police.
Gwinnett PD says that same woman, identified as 23-year-old A'zaria Shante Burton, has been charged with Malice Murder, Felony Murder, Arson 1st Degree, Aggravated Assault, Tampering with Evidence, Possession of a Knife during the Commission of Certain Crimes, and Cruelty to Children 1st Degree.
Burton is being held in Gwinnett County Jail with no bond.
The victim has been identified as Burton's six-year-old son, Jayveon Pruitt.
