CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — The father of 6-month-old Nnakai Pratt has been charged with murder after the body of the baby boy was found the night before.

Antonio Pearce was in court on Wednesday and denied bond on unrelated charges for which he was originally booked into jail. Updated charges in the Clayton County Jail record show he now faces murder as well as first-degree cruelty to children, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, tampering with evidence, concealing a death and false representation.

Clayton County Police shared Wednesday that the mother's role in this incident is still under investigation. In the meantime, Nnakai's twin sister has been placed into the custody of the Department of Family and Children Services.

In court on Wednesday, before the filing of the murder charge

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