A Norcross woman has pleaded guilty to murder in connection with the 2021 beating death of her 8-year-old daughter.

The Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office announced the plea of Brittany Nicole Hall, age 31, on Wednesday morning. Hall was sentenced to life in prison.

"This mother failed to protect her children and joined in the abuse," Gwinnett County District Attorney Patsy Austin-Gatson said. "This ended tragically. We continue to pray that her siblings can heal from the abuse they endured and that this plea brings closure to them and their extended family."

The 8-year-old Amari Hall's body was found in a wooded area of DeKalb County after she had initially been reported missing by Brittany Hall and her girlfriend, Celeste Owens, on November 19, 2021.

Authorities said soon after the missing person report was filed, investigators found inconsistencies in their stories.

"Investigators searched Owens' phone and found web searches on the day of the inital report that included, 'what to do when a child just doesn't listen,' 'lakes near me,' 'how do sewers on the street work,' 'why do kids run away,' 'how do I report someone missing,' and 'U-Haul: Customer Account,'" the District Attorney's Office said. "Investigators uncovered more than a dozen videos recorded by a 'nanny-cam' and uploaded to the phone showing the adult couple beating all three children."

Police then found surveillance footage showing Owens renting a U-Haul van that she then drove to DeKalb County, near where the body was later found. Owens was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault and child cruelty and was sentenced to life plus 235 years in prison.