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Calhoun couple arrested for murder of child

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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested a Calhoun couple on Friday in the murder of a 3-year-old.

Robert Elder, 32, and Olivia Groomes, 26, of Calhoun, Georgia, were charged with one count each of cruelty to children in the second degree and one count each of murder in the second degree, according to a GBI news release.

On Tuesday, May 22, the Calhoun Police Department and the GBI began an investigation regarding the death of 3-year-old Sebastian Kincaid, who was brought to the Gordon County Hospital early in the morning on May 22 by Kincaid’s mother, Groomes. The child was pronounced dead a short time later.

Both Groomes and Elder are currently being held at the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office.