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Police to charge father of East Point toddler with murder, concealing death

<i>DeKalb County police/WANF</i><br/>Charges have been drawn up against Artavious North
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Charges have been drawn up against Artavious North

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    ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Charges have been drawn up against the father of a toddler whose body was found at a transfer station in East Point, police said.

Jā€™Asiah Mitchell, 2, was reported missing on Aug. 16 from the Elite at Lakeview Apartments. His disappearance was initially investigated as a kidnapping after the boyā€™s father, 23-year-old Artavious North, allegedly told authorities he was taken during an armed robbery, according to DeKalb County police.

After investigators determined Mitchell had not been kidnapped, North was named a person of interest and later arrested on charges of false statements and false report of a crime.

The young boyā€™s body was found on Aug. 23 in the 3100 block of South Martin Street.

East Point police have obtained warrants intending to charge North with murder, felony murder, cruelty to children in the first degree, and concealing the death of another.

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