Alabama nurse faces murder charge after allegedly starving and drowning 6-year-old son

AUBURN, Ala. (TCD) -- A grand jury recently indicted a 53-year-old nurse in connection with the drowning death of his malnourished son last year. The Auburn Police Department announced Tuesday, Jan. 30, that Mark Watford was charged with felony murder in connection with his son’s death. Watford was initially charged with aggravated child abuse, but the grand jury indictment upgraded the severity of the crime. The arrest comes a little over six months after his wife, Kelly West Watford, was arrested on suspicion of murder. On June 14, 2023, the Auburn Police Department, Auburn F