SHE SEARCHED FOR A FOSTER HOME TO CARE FOR HER SON. THEN, SHE CHANGED HER MIND AND KILLED HIM.

A Georgia woman killed her toddler son after searching for foster care for him. Now, she will never walk free again.

Cobb County Superior Court Judge, Kellie S. Hill, handed Breyanla Cooper a life term in prison without the possibility of parole for the strangulating death of her 19-month-old son. The defendant pleaded guilty to malice murder, aggravated assault, and concealing a death.

"It is unfathomable that a human being could do this to a baby. It is unspeakable that a mother would do this to her own flesh and blood," said Senior Assistant District Attorney Stephanie Green, according to FOX 5.

On June 29, 2021, while the Cobb County Fire Department crew was shooting a public safety video at the Chattahoochee River near the Paces Mill Unit boat ramp off Cobb Parkway, they spotted the body of a toddler floating in the river. Soon, media sources buzzed about the discovery, which led to Cooper reaching out to investigators and asking if she could identify the body. The boy was later identified as Faheem Cooper.

During her interview, the defendant claimed her son had been abducted at a hotel in town in exchange for some money she owed the alleged assailant. Then Cooper told authorities she did not report her child missing because she was scared.

Hence, authorities followed up with the hotel and checked all surrounding surveillance video footage. They came up empty! There was no evidence of the toddler being present at the hotel nor a kidnapping of any kind that took place.  

After speaking to the defendant’s mother, who provided authorities with the information of Cooper’s car, they used the GPS to trace her whereabouts on the day the child went missing. Soon, investigators found out the defendant had been at Chattahoochee River three days before Faheem’s body was found from 5:57 p.m. to 8:08 p.m.  

An autopsy showed the toddler died of asphyxiation.

Further evidence on Cooper’s phone showed she searched for foster homes in the area and information about the Chattahoochee River.

“I cannot imagine how painful this has got to be for the family. There’s just nothing the court can say or do to make this any better for anybody,” said Hill during the sentencing phase, reported SK POP.