ATLANTA — Newly released warrants have revealed new details into a 6-year-old boy's death after he was found unresponsive at an Atlanta fire station.
Police charged 24-year-old Dashon Jones with murder and cruelty to children in relation to Tobias Perkins Jr.'s death. The warrants were provided to the Fulton County Jail, where Jones was already being held on unrelated charges, police said.
According to those warrants, on March 19, police allege Jones "hit the child numerous times, causing massive internal bleeding and death."
The documents detailed the events before the incident after interviewing Tobias' older sister.
Police stated in the warrants that Jones was reportedly babysitting his girlfriend's five children for hours while she attended to a family matter at her home on Sparks Street. Tobias was one of her kids.
Tobias' older sister told police that she heard loud banging coming from a room where only Tobias and Jones were. She then stated she allegedly saw Jones carry a "limp Tobias" to the bathroom and placed him in the tub.
Warrants stated Tobias' grandfather reportedly rushed the child to the fire station. The child was then taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Authorities said an autopsy showed "multiple blunt-force injuries to his head and abdomen." Tobias' liver was severely damaged, causing internal bleeding, according to the warrants.
A medical examiner told police that Tobias would have "been down within minutes of the injury."
Warrants also stated that Jones was the only adult with the children during the time of the incident.
Tobias' father, of the same name, started an online fundraiser to pay for his funeral expenses.
The boy's cousin, Cedric Perkins, said he was happy, sweet, caring, sharing, energetic and full of life.
"Devastated; this sudden tragedy hit our family," Cedric said. "And two years ago, I lost my mom which was his sister--my uncle's sister. And now, he's having to face another tragedy by losing his son that's named after him."
Cedric declined to comment on Tobias' mother but said his uncle is doing his best to keep things together.
The family wants more answers from the police and suggests parents thoroughly talk to their kids about whether they feel safe.