A mother tried to drown her two daughters, aged 6 and 8, before being interrupted by her eldest daughter who stepped in to stop her. Unfortunately, the youngest could not be saved in time.
A senseless act that resulted in the death of a 6-year-old girl. This Friday, May 19, 2023, a mother tried to drown her children while bathing. Jamie Bradley-Brun is accused of trying to drown her two youngest daughters, aged 6 and 8, when she gave them a bath. According to the first elements of the investigation, the 37-year-old mother did not complete her homicide attempt thanks to the intervention of her eldest daughter, who intervened to save her sisters.
The facts occurred in St. Helena Island, a city in South Carolina. After being woken up by the screams of her little sister, the 16-year-old headed for the bathroom to push her mother away before beginning a struggle with her, while another member of the family contacted emergency services. Unfortunately, Mackaya, the 6-year-old youngest of the family, died of drowning before the arrival of help at the home of this family hit by this tragic event.
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A heroic act
Once there, the police arrested the mother who, according to our colleagues from ABC News quoted by cafemomtried to seize the weapon of an agent, constrained to administer a blow of taser to him to control it. If the act of the eldest of the family was not enough to save little Mackaya from the clutches of her mother, he at least has the merit of having been able to save his other 8-year-old sister.. Despite this bitter outcome, the young girl was however erected as a local heroine for having defended her family at a critical moment.
“I’m very proud of her. I think she did an amazing job”said PJ Tanner, the sheriff of Beaufort County, during a press conference. “She stood up for her family when no one else was available. Her courage is incredible”. Jamie Bradley-Brun was arrested for murder and attempted murder, while investigators continue their work to try to understand the motive for the crime.
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According to information from the local police, the mother who tried to drown her children has no criminal record. The sheriff said he left it to psychological experts to rule on Jamie Bradley-Brun’s mental health. “I am not a mental health expert. It’s not my job to determine if someone has a mental health issue.”he was satisfied in a press conference before specifying that the other children of the family were entrusted to relatives.