Two women charged after 4-year-old found dead under pile of clothes in closet of Georgia home

Two women are facing murder and cruelty charges after the death of a 4-year-old boy whose body was discovered under a pile of clothes in a closet at a Georgia home.Cobee Cooks was pronounced dead at the scene October 26 after emergency responders forced entry to the Atlanta property for a welfare check following a 911 call, police confirmed. The boy appeared to have been dead for 12 to 24 hours, according to a police warrant reviewed by Fox 5 Atlanta.The four-year-old’s death was ruled a homicide from blunt force trauma, ​the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office told the outlet. Cobee had suffered burns, cuts and broken bones, as well as internal injuries including lacerations to his spleen and liver, the warrant stated.Jasmaine Smoak, 32, and Jasmine Tyree Jenkins, 30, have been arrested in connection with the death. ​Smoak has been charged with second-degree cruelty to children and concealing the death of another, along with murder, aggravated assault, and first-degree cruelty to children, Atlanta police said. Jenkins was charged with murder and first-degree cruelty to children.The body of Cobee Cooks was found under a pile of clothes by authorities performing a welfare check (GoFundMe)Cobee and his brother had been left in Smoak’s care after the boys’ mother, Amanda Malone Walker, went to jail. Destyne Akoon, a family friend, told Fox 5 Atlanta that the mom and two boys had previously moved in with Smoak. Officials described Jenkins as “party to the crime,” and a friend of Smoak, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.​Court records, obtained by Fox 5 Atlanta, state that Smoak’s father called 911 after she told him that a child had become unresponsive due to medications.Smoak had fled the scene before officers arrived but authorities used license plate reader technology to trace her vehicle, according to police. Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office recovered three children from her vehicle, with one being taken to a local hospital to receive treatment for various injuries.Cobee was identified in a GoFundMe campaign by his great-aunt, Rachel Thompson. She wrote that Cobee had suffered “horrific physical abuse” and that his brother also suffered serious injuries. The brother is being treated in hospital.Jasmaine Smoak has been arrested and handed charges including murder and child cruelty after the death of a 4-year-old (Fulton County Sheriff's Office)Jasmine Jenkins has been described as 'party' to the crime by police (Fulton County Sheriff's Office)​“Before this tragedy, Bryan and other family members had expressed concerns about the children’s safety,” Thompson wrote, referring to the boys’ father. “Our family made attempts to intervene, including reaching out to child protective services and law enforcement, in hopes of ensuring the boys were safe.”​In her GoFundMe campaign, Thompson wrote she does not want Cobee to be defined by the circumstances surrounding his death.“Cobee was only four years old, but he brought so much love, laughter, and joy into our family,” she wrote. “He was affectionate, playful, and full of energy.”​Thompson added: “He loved to eat, loved to play, and had a special way of making the funniest little faces just to make everyone smile.”