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Mercer County child abuse case linked to 1995 Raleigh incident
In October 1995 Raleigh County Grand Jury charged Powers with felony child abuse resulting in injury and child neglect related to a two year old. The mother recalls burns and deep hand injuries from an alleged fall on a furnace, while physicians cited abuse. Powers served 13 months for prior neglect. The current Mercer count follows the toddler known as JoJo who later died after injuries observed weeks earlier.
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Raleigh County Grand Jury
Beckley Police Department
J.S. Shumate
Shumate
Powers
Raleigh County
Mercer
Jones
Mercer County
JoJo
George Sitler
Sgt. Clemons
Clemons
CPS
North Carolina