Cledir Barros' Third Trial for Child Cruelty Begins

Cledir Barros, a Gwinnett County father, is undergoing his third trial for second-degree child cruelty charges related to the death of his 8-year-old daughter, Sayra. Sayra's stepmother, Natiela Barros, is accused of beating her to death with a wooden rolling pin. Prosecutors argue that Cledir knew about the abuse but removed Sayra from school and left her in the stepmother's care. Previous trials ended in mistrials due to deadlocked juries. Witnesses testified that Sayra had visible bruises before her death and that her father referred to her as a 'demon.' The defense maintains that Cledir was unaware of the abuse because he was often away for work as a truck driver.