Colquitt Parents Charged After Infant Found With Severe Injuries

COLQUITT, Ga. — Two Colquitt residents have been charged in connection with an investigation into severe injuries suffered by their infant daughter, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

The GBI announced that Fabrice Dunwood, 35, and Israel Dunwood, 29, were each charged with two counts of First Degree Cruelty to Children and one count of Aggravated Battery.

The investigation began on May 11, 2026, when the Colquitt Police Department requested assistance from the GBI regarding a suspected child abuse case involving the couple’s infant daughter.

According to investigators, the parents brought the child to a local hospital unresponsive and in critical condition. Emergency room personnel performed lifesaving measures and successfully resuscitated the infant.

The child was later transferred to a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, for further treatment.

Authorities said extensive medical testing revealed the infant had suffered severe brain injuries, internal bleeding and numerous broken bones.

Fabrice and Israel Dunwood were arrested on June 2 and booked into the Miller County Jail.

The Colquitt Police Department, Miller County Sheriff’s Office and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office assisted with the investigation.

The case remains active and ongoing.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Thomasville at (229) 225-4090. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Pataula Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.