Mother charged after child drowns in Hendersonville creek: police

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The mother of a child who drowned in Drakes Creek has been taken into custody, officials said.

According to the Hendersonville Police Department, officers were notified about a child who had drowned in Drakes Creek near the 200 block of Sanders Ferry Road on Saturday, July 13.

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Detectives reportedly responded to the scene to investigate and determined that the child’s mother — identified as 33-year-old Brandi Elliott — was responsible for the child’s death.

Elliot was charged with first-degree murder and is being held in the Sumner County Jail, police said.

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Additional details about the drowning death were not immediately released.

The Hendersonville Police Department asked anyone with information about the incident to call 615-265-5303 or Hendersonville Crime Stoppers at 615-594-4113 .

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