Officials: Woman arrested after drowning 6-year-old daughter, trying to drown 8-year-old

BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. — A young girl has died after she reportedly drowned at a house in Saint Helena, South Carolina. Officials say a woman has been arrested.

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In a news release, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said Friday morning that just before 1:30 a.m. deputies were called to a house in Saint Helena Island after someone called 911 to report that a woman was reportedly trying to drown her daughter.

Once deputies arrived, they detained Jamie Bradley Brun, 37, after receiving information from the emergency services dispatcher, the sheriff’s office said.

Deputies searched the house and found 6-year-old Mackaya Bradley-Brun deceased, WSB-TV reported. Investigators believe that she was allegedly drpwmed by her mother.

Other people in the house were awakened by an 8-year-old crying. They were able to intervene and stop Jamie Bradley-Brun, the news outlet reported.

The sheriff’s office said they are awaiting results from Mackaya Bradley-Brun’s autopsy for her cause of death.

Jamie Bradley-Brun was arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder, the sheriff’s office said.