“My baby was eight years old with a full life ahead of him,” Noah’s mother, Demetrice Bush, said. “And two years is what the state of Georgia calls justice for an entire life that’s lost.”
The 11-year-old pleaded guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter and simple battery after admitting to pushing Noah into a water-filled clay pit and holding his head under until he drowned. The children were wading in the clay pit before two of them pushed Noah into the deep end.
An overnight search was organized on May 15 after Noah’s mother realized he had gone missing. Noah and the two other boys went into a restricted zone filled with borrow pits. The two boys and their parents were involved in the overnight search for Noah.
Hardison was arrested in July on charges including probation violation and making false statements. However, her attorneys say the county is “making up other reasons” for her current incarceration. County officials have confirmed that Hardison’s charges are not directly connected to Noah’s death or the case against her son.
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Source: Black Enterprise
