Malice murder vs felony murder: A look at charges slain toddler Quinton Simon's mom Leilani is facing
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CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA: A grand jury in Chatham County indicted Leilani Simon of felony charges on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. She is charged with killing her son Quinton Simon. The grand jury has charged the slain toddler's mother with malice murder, two counts of felony murder, concealing the death of another, false report of a crime, and 14 counts of giving false statements to police, according to the Chatham County District Attorney Shalena Cook Jones.
According to the indictment, Leilani allegedly assaulted Quinton with an unknown item and then disposed of his body in the trash at the Azalea Mobile Home Plaza. According to the accusation, the accused mom allegedly claimed she was just tossing out "normal household garbage."