DFCS says it missed signs that led to boy's death

ATLANTA - The state child welfare director says his agency ``missed the signs'' while investigating child abuse against a 6-year-old boy who police say was beaten to death by his mother's boyfriend.

Mark Washington, director of the state Division of Family and Children Services, said Monday that DFCS responded to four prior complaints regarding trouble in Bryan Guzman-Moreno's Forsyth County home.

Police say the mother's boyfriend, 20-year-old Eder Acosta of Cumming, beat Bryan to death Thursday.

Washington said he could see his agency missed asking the right questions, using the right specialists and making THE right decision at the right time.
Capt. Frank Huggins, spokesman for the Forsyth County Sheriff's office announced Monday that Acosta was arrested Saturday and charged in Bryan's death.