OAKWOOD, Ga. - A Hall County woman already facing charges in the death of a 4-year-old child is now accused of murder , investigators said Wednesday.

What we know:

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said 36-year-old Jessica Motes of Gainesville has been charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, and cruelty to children in the first degree.

Motes was previously arrested on a charge of concealing a death in connection with the same case. She remains in the Hall County Detention Center, where she has been held since that initial arrest.

Authorities said the GBI was called on Oct. 26 by the Oakwood Police Department and the Hall County Sheriff’s Office to assist with the child’s death investigation.

According to officials, the new charges were filed after investig

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