Fitzgerald woman arrested in connection with death of four-year-old child

FITZGERALD – A Georgia woman was arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in connection with the death of a four-year-old child.

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The GBI has arrested 30-year-old Kelsey Monaco of Fitzgerald, GA and charged her with child abuse and first-degree murder.

On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, Fitzgerald Police asked the GBI to investigate the death of a 4-year-old child. The child left his residence unattended and eventually got into a car. He was later found unconscious in the car. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Monaco was booked into the Ben Hill County Jail.

This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fitzgerald Police Department at 229-426-5000 or the GBI Regional Investigations Office in Perry at 478-987-4545. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by phone at 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online or by downloading the “See Something, Send Something” mobile app.

Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be turned over to the Cordelle District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.