COVINGTON, Ga. -- Students and teachers at a Newton County school are grieving after the sudden death of a child on Monday.

Officials with the school released a statement Wednesday afternoon shedding light on the tragic incident that apparently occurred on the playground of Newton County Theme School.

"We are struggling to comprehend the heartbreaking accident that occurred Monday afternoon and are grieving the loss of such a beautiful little girl," the statement read.

Five-year-old Andrea Tyrah DeBruhl died after she was climbing on a piece of playground equipment and "experienced an emergency," according to Covington police.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Medical Examiner's Office discovered that the child died of accidental asphyxia after getting caught on the playground equipment.

12/8/2015 UPDATE: Police say no foul play was involved. Click here for more. 

NEWTON COUNTY, Ga.  -- Plenty of questions remain after a 61-year-old woman was found at a hospital after being reported missing from a grocery store parking lot Monday afternoon. 

According to the Newton County Sheriff's Office, Brenda Thompson had last seen in her vehicle at the Kroger located on Highway 20 in Covington, Ga. Her husband said he went into the store to purchase medications from the pharmacy. When he came out, both Thompson and the vehicle were gone.

NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. – Two suspects accused of fatally running over a woman in a Covington Walmart parking lot appeared in court on Wednesday.

Stephanie Rodriguez and Brandon Smith are charged with murder, aggravated assault and other felonies in the purse snatching death of Marsha Johnson outside a Covington Walmart.

“Each of them has some criminal history, but nothing to the extent of this series of armed robberies,” said Officer Allan Seebaran.