LAWRENCEVILLE - Gwinnett County police have arrested a Buford man in connection with the severe beating of a young girl, according to a report in the Atlanta Journal Constitution.<br />
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The newspaper report indicated the child sustained injuries to most of her body, including a broken collarbone and several cracked ribs.<br />
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The suspect, who was arrested Sunday, has been identified as 20-year-old Jalaska J. Earls. The child's mother Gloria Nesha Stringer, 22, of Flowery Branch was charged with child cruelty for failing to get medical attention for her daughter.<br />
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Gwinnett County police are expected to release more details in the case.<br />
