Georgia Toddler Quinton Simon: Mom now 'main focus' of investigation, police search for child's remains

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Eight days after Georgia toddler Quinton Simon was reported missing from his Savannah home, police announced Thursday that they have not yet located the 20-month-old's remains, despite naming a prime suspect – his mother – and accumulating evidence to indicate that he is no longer alive.  "Sadly, we still have not found Quinton," said Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley. "The evidence that we have so far, based on multiple search warrants and interviews, has led us to the conclusion that Quinton is deceased." He added: "The accumulation of evidence over these last eight days has led us to this conclusion today." Law enforcement notified Quinton’s family on Wednesday that investigators "believe he is deceased," the Chatham County Police Department announced later that day.The department did not provide details of Quinton’s whereabouts but said that investigators had named the boy’s mother, Leilani Simon, "as the prime suspect in his disappearance and death."  Quinton Simon's mother, Leilani Simon, was photographed outside her Savannah home on Oct.

12, 2022 (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital; Chatham County Sheriff's Office) The police chief said that officers had not made any arrests as of Thursday but said that the baby's mother "is the main focus of this investigation." He added that they were not considering charges against any of Quinton's other family members.

Hadley would not disclose any information about the possible whereabouts of Quinton's remains, despite statements purportedly made by the boy's family that he was believed to be in a landfill.

When asked on Thursday why police had not yet arrested Simon, Hadley said that investigators first wanted to ensure they have "everything that we need to."  Quinton.