CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. - The investigation into the death of 6-month-old Nnakai Pratt has taken another turn as the baby’s mother, Necolette Pratt, was arrested Wednesday afternoon, according to Clayton County Jail records.

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What we know:

Pratt now faces charges of obstructing an officer, making false statements, and party to the commission of a crime. Her arrest marks a major development in the case that began when Nnakai was first reported missing from an apartment complex on Valley Hill Road in Riverdale. The infant was later found dead Tuesday in the backyard of a nearby home off Green Valley Road.

Nnakai’s father, Antonio Pearce, was arrested earlier this week and is charged with malice murd

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