ANTAUAN PALMORE - 2 yo - (2010) Birmingham AL

Two people have been charged in connection with the abuse and assault of a two-year-old boy who died Monday from his injuries, including the boy's mother.
Birmingham Police, in a statement Monday, said Demarcus Williams, 20, of Birmingham, and Erin Wills, 25, of Birmingham, have been charged in connection with the abuse and assault of Antauan Palmore, two, of Birmingham. Police said Wills was Palmore's mother.
Police said investigators were called in after the toddler was transported Thursday to Children's Hospital by Birmingham Fire and Rescue after suffering extensive head injuries. He died Monday.
Investigators said Williams was charged with assault and Wills was charged with child abuse. Williams was being held Monday in the Jefferson County Jail on $500,000 bond. Wills was released on $15,000 bond.

Birmingham man charged with capital murder in death of 2-year-old
Published: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 5:52 PM Updated: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 6:18 PM
Demarcus Williams, suspect in death of Antauan Palmore
The boyfriend of a mother of a 2-year-old who died at Children's Hospital has been charged with capital murder in the child's death, according to Birmingham police.

Antauan Palmore was pronounced dead Monday afternoon, four days after he was hospitalized with extensive head injuries.

Demarcus Williams, 20, of Birmingham was charged with assault before the child died. Today, capital murder charges were filed against Williams, the boyfriend of Antauan's mother, Erin Wills.

Wills, 25, has been charged with child abuse in the case and is out of jail on $15,000 bond.

Birmingham police spokesman Sgt. Johnny Williams, Jr. said police do not expect to file additional charges against Wills.

"If the charges against her were going to change, I think it would have changed today," Sgt. Williams said

Mom’s charges dismissed in child abuse case

Published: Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 5, 2010 at 8:42 p.m.
BIRMINGHAM | A Jefferson County judge dismissed a child abuse charge against a mother in the beating death of her 2-year-old son, but allowed a capital murder case to proceed against her boyfriend.

District Judge Sheldon Watkins ruled that evidence concerning the Sept. 16 fatal beating of Antauan Palmore did not support a charge of felony child abuse against the mother, Erin Wills, 25.

A Birmingham police detective testified that Wills told police she left her boyfriend, Demarcus Williams, in charge of Antauan and two siblings while she attended a church revival.