Sheriff: Girl, 16, fights off mom to save a sister from being drowned after 2nd sister killed

Published May 22, 2023 1:55 PM

By JEFFREY COLLINS
Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 37-year-old mother drowned one of her daughters in their South Carolina home and was trying to kill another child when the oldest daughter was awakened by screams and managed to save her sister. Investigators say Jamie Bradley Brun is charged with murder and attempted murder after the early Friday attack in their home on St. Helena Island. Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner says Brun’s 16-year-old daughter was awakened by her sister’s screams and managed to fight her mother off and save one child. Tanner says a 6-year-old girl had already been killed. Brun is being held without bond.

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