SEMIONOLE COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) — The trial for former beauty queen Trinity Poague, accused in the death of her boyfriend’s 18-month-old son, began today.

The prosecution says Poague inflicted “blunt-force trauma to the head and torso” of the child inside a dorm room at Georgia Southwestern State University in January 2024, resulting in fatal brain and organ damage.

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Trinity Poague is charged with the following:

• Malice murder
• 2 counts of felony murder
• 2 counts of aggravated battery
• Cruelty to children in the first degree

Poague, who was stripped of her 2023 Miss Donalsonville title after being charged, pled “not guilty” in earlier court appearances.

She remains free on a $75,000 bond under ankle-monitor restrictions.

Court watchers and local residents will be watching closely, and reporters from WALB will be inside the courtroom bringing updates on each new development.

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