Who is Keanna Davis? Everything We Know About Warner Robins Mom Accused of Killing 2-Year-Old Son as Trial Begins

The trial of a Warner Robins mother accused of killing her two-year-old child in 2020 has begun. Kianna Davis, 35, faces a possible life sentence as she goes on trial on charges of killing her young son, Karter Ambrose.

Davis began opening statements in the trial on Monday, July 13. not guiltyHe faces seven charges, including malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and child abuse, 13WMAZ reported.

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Davis was indicted in October 2023 along with her then-boyfriend, Kiyon Benton. However, his charges are still pending and he will be tried separately. He also pleaded not guilty.

On November 17, 2020, Ambrose was rushed into a pediatrician’s office wearing a diaper and a T-shirt. Prosecutor Justin Duane said the child’s pulse was disappearing. His touch was cold, too, and his eyes rolled back.

Doctors try desperately cardiopulmonary resuscitation and call 911. However, Ambrose was pronounced dead after being taken to a nearby hospital.

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Ambrose had a medical history, including asthma. Davis’ attorney described the child as a “sick child” during opening statements.

Duane said Ambrose’s cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma to the abdomen, which resulted in a lacerated liver. “There is no doubt this was a homicide,” Duane told the jury, adding the baby also suffered injuries to his torso, genitals and head.

At the time of Davis’ death, Arbroath was in the custody of Davis and her boyfriend.

“I suspect that during this trial you will have an impulse to try to find out who did it,” Duane said in his opening statement to the jury. “Who hit him? Did they all hit him? I’m sorry to tell you that I can’t answer all the questions you have in this trial. But the testimony you’re going to hear is that this child was beaten only when the defendant or the defendant and her boyfriend or boyfriend had custody. There was access to this child only when the defendant had custody. They were parties to each other’s crimes.”

Davis has previously offered various explanations for his son’s injuries, including saying he jumped off couches and beds and that he had diabetes. She also claimed he was injured while riding his bike.

Davis’ attorney, Jeffrey Grubb, stressed that prosecutors have the burden of proof and that his client does not need to provide any explanation.

“She doesn’t have to do this. It’s not her burden,” he said. “She doesn’t have to prove to you that her only child died because she fell out of bed or hit a table or the handlebars of a little bicycle.”