Mother charged with murder following infant’s death in South Macon

Update: After conclusion of the autopsy on one-year-old De’Yuntis Pounds, police have charged 21-year-old Carla Pounds with Murder. Pounds was charged with cruelty to children first degree, Wednesday.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An autopsy will be performed Thursday on a one-year-old boy found dead at a home in Macon Wednesday morning.

Bibb County deputies say the child’s mother found the infant unresponsive at the home on Houston Avenue around 10:20 AM. The child was pronounced dead on the scene.

The incident is under investigation.

If you have any information, call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500, or Macon Regional CrimeStoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME.