A baby’s body was discovered near a Riverdale apartment complex on Tuesday, three days after 6-month-old Nnakai Pratt was reported missing.

What It Means For You: The Clayton County Medical Examiner’s Office will perform an autopsy later this week to confirm the identity and cause of death.

What’s Happening: Police began searching for baby Nnakai on Sunday morning after his father, Antonio Pearce, reported the child missing from Valley Hill Road. Pearce told officers he was robbed at gunpoint and that the attackers took his son along with other items.

Between the Lines: Police quickly found problems with the father’s story. Detectives said Pearce gave inconsistent statements and physical evidence suggested foul play. By Monday night, police named Pearce as a suspect in his son’s disa

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