Prosecutors file charges against mother of Janiyah Brooks

(ALBANY, Ga)- A woman charged in the death of her three year old daughter will remain in jail following her hearing.

19-year old Crystal Brooks will stay in jail on probable cause for involvement before going to a grand jury.

She faces charges of Aggravated Battery, First Degree child Cruelty, and Giving a False Statement about her three year old daughter, Janiyah.

The little girl died in Atlanta after being taken off a ventilator after being found unconscious, sexually assaulted, and beaten.