Sister, Boyfriend Charged in 12-Year-Old Boy's Death

Investigators say they've charged a 12-year-old boy's sister and her boyfriend with murder in the death of the child.

Investigators were called to the Camelot Condominiums off of Old National Highway on Thursday after getting a 911 call about a boy who was said to be suffering from heat stroke. But police say the child was being punished by his sister, Sabrina Powell, and her boyfriend, Omar Pitts.

Powell and Pitts tell Georgia Newsday the boy was told to stand outside and hold a paint bucket, and they claim the child passed out and did not regain consciousness.

The boy was rushed to the hospital, where he later died.  The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office says the 12-year-old boy did not die of natural causes.  The official cause of death has not been released. 

Police said Friday moing that both Powell and Pitts were charged with felony murder and cruelty to children.    Both of them waived their first appearance hearing on the charges.

Georgia Newsday found paint stains in the grass behind the family's apartment, and a paint can sitting on the back deck of the family's apartment.