The mother of an 11-month-old killed at Fort Eisenhower had been indicted for the child’s murder.
April Evalyn Short, 30, was indicted on charges of premeditated murder and felony murder, said U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia Jill E. Steinberg said.
The indictment says on Nov. 15 on post, Short killed her 11-month-old child by “stabbing and cutting” the baby, using “an edged weapon, while engaged in the knowing and willful perpetration of child abuse.”
Short is in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service and awaits further proceedings. She is considered innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Fort Eisenhower announces arrest of mother in baby’s death
The case is being investigated by the Army Criminal Investigation Division with assistance from the FBI. It is being prosecuted for the United States by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Henry W. Syms Jr. and Patricia G. Rhodes.
Susan McCord is a staff writer with The Augusta Press. Reach her at susan@theaugustapress.com
