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ATLANTA — An 8-month-old Georgia infant died Saturday night after her mother and her boyfriend allegedly beat her with a belt.

Shavone Whitehead and Edward F. Wilson are facing charges of cruelty to children and aggravated battery. Police say the charges could be upgraded depending on autopsy reports.

WSB-TV reports that the deceased child, Kamonie Love, had injuries on her legs, chin, arms, buttocks and several rib fractures.

Police say Whitehead initially denied that she hit her daughter but later admitted to beating the baby on her legs and buttocks, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

“I want her to be able to do things like any other parent would,” said Love’s father Damarrio McCoy. “You wanna see your kid grow. I have all my wants, but I don’t know God’s will. I don’t know God’s will.”

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