FRANKUM, Judge.
B. F. Harris was convicted of abandoning his three minor children, and his appeal is before this court on the general grounds of his motion for a new trial only. "There are two elements in the offense of abandonment of child: (a) desertion, that is, the willful forsaking and desertion of the duties of parenthood; (b) dependency, that is, leaving such child in a dependent condition. Both elements must be present to complete the offense." Blackwell v. State, 48 Ga. App. 221 (1) ( 172 S.E. 670). Construing the evidence, as we must, most strongly in favor of the verdict of the jury which was approved by the trial court, the evidence supports the verdict.
Judgment affirmed. Nichols, P. J., and Jordan, J., concur.
DECIDED FEBRUARY 23, 1962 — REHEARING DENIED MARCH 6, 1962.