Shocking Quinton Simon update as mom Leilani suffers major blow during her first court appearance since toddler's murder

A JUDGE has refused to release Quinton Simon's mom on bond after she appeared in court for the first time since the child's murder.

A Chatham County judge called Leilani Simon a flight risk and said she might commit another felony if she were allowed to be released on bond while awaiting her trial for her son's death.

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The Georgia mother, 23, was arrested in November and charged with murdering her 20-month-old son Quinton.

She faces 19 charges, including three for murder.

"The court will deny bond," Chatham County Judge Tammy Stokes stated in court on Thursday morning.

'FLIGHT RISK'

In addition to being at risk of committing another felony, Stokes said "there is a risk of flight," meaning that she suspects the mom may try to leave the area before her trial.

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The defense argued that Simon isn't a flight risk, referencing a Department and Family Children’s Services plan that requires her to stay local and arrangements for her to live at a home outside of Chatham County, WSAV reported.

Simon’s attorney asked for a postponed arraignment after she was denied bond, and the judge did not grant that request either.

The mom's defense team previously filed motions asking the court to throw out the three murder charges, in addition to four others, which are listed in an eight-page indictment.

The judge said that she'd schedule hearings for those motions only after the arraignment hearing.

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During her arraignment, Simon pleaded not guilty to beating, killing, and throwing her toddler in a dumpster last October.

'CRUEL & EXCESSIVE PAIN'

Her defense team argued that the state failed to "allege any manner of death," according to the documents acquired by Fox News. 

Simon used an unknown object to beat her son, which resulted in "serious bodily injury" and "caused Quinton's death," according to her indictment.

The toddler’s assault caused him "cruel and excessive physical pain," the document alleges.

When Simon was arrested, a friend claimed that Quinton's grandmother alerted the FBI.

The unnamed source told WTOC-TV that Leilani had checked herself into a treatment center several weeks ago and that her mom, Billie Howell, had been communicating daily with the FBI.

The chaos surrounding Quinton's disappearance last year was slammed by cops as officials dubbed the case a "money-making circus."

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