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Mother arrested for abandoning son on bond
The mother accused of abandoning son appears in court and gets out of jail on a signature bond.
ATLANTA - A mother accused of abandoning her special needs son is out of jail on a $10,000 signature bond.
Diana Elliott appeared before a Fulton County judge Thursday morning on child cruelty charges.
Police said the 37-year-old mother left her nonverbal 14-year-old son at Grady Memorial Hospital on December 4.
Authorities found her in a DeKalb County hotel on Wednesday with her three other children.
Elliott reportedly told officers she left her son because she was overwhelmed.
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Diana Elliott (Fulton County Jail / Supplied)