Two Georgia minors and one parent charged in drowning death of 8-year-old Noah Bush.
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More details on the charges against the Georgia minors and parents
According to NBC Newsan unidentified 10-year-old child and an unidentified 11-year-old child were arrested on July 10. WJCL adds that the 10-year-old boy would have been charged with “concealing the death of another person.” Meanwhile, the 11-year-old boy would have been charged with “negligent homicide.”
Furthermore, Natalia Hardisonthe mother of the 11-year-old girl was reportedly accused of “making false statements” during an investigation. NBC News adds that the charge is a serious crime and that Hardison also faces “probation and truancy charges.”
Furthermore, USA Today reports that the 10-year-old boy was sentenced to “two years in a juvenile detention center.”
Here’s What Kids Allegedly Did to Cause Noah Bush’s Drowning Death
According to NBC NewsBush family attorney Francys Johnson previously shed more light on what allegedly happened to the 8-year-old. The attorney explained that Bush allegedly met the children hours before their disappearance in mid-May.
“At some point, they pushed Noah down into the borrow pit,” Johnson explained. “It’s a deep, canyon-like place. And in the low places, the water fills up, like the size of a swimming pool of water.”
Per ABC ChicagoJohnson also claimed that Bush was pushed into the well by the children.
“Noah and the two minors involved in this began arguing, and an argument led to them pushing Noah into the water and possibly holding his head underwater,” the attorney reportedly explained.
The outlet adds that officers are now reportedly hoping that “the videos will enhance their investigation,” according to ABC Chicagoas the Bush family is reportedly calling for more arrests to be made, NBC News.
More details on the child’s mysterious drowning and the ongoing investigation
As The Shadow Room As previously reported, Bush’s body was found in the grave on May 16. The discovery puzzled his family, who noted that the child was afraid of large bodies of water.
Initially, the Bush family was reportedly told that the 8-year-old boy had gone into the water alone. Police later appeared to rule his death an accident with no foul play suspected, NBC News.
Now, as Bush’s death has been ruled a homicide amid subsequent arrests, the Bush family believes “others” may have been “involved in concealing the actions of the 10- and 11-year-olds,” according to NBC News.
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