Tennessee Mother Accused of Fatally Drowning Her 7-Year-Old Daughter After 'Rough Day'
Brandi Elliott was arrested after she allegedly drowned her 7-year-old daughter to death after having a 'rough day,' authorities said.
July 17 2024, Published 5:22 p.m. ET
A Tennessee woman has been arrested after police said she allegedly drowned her 7-year-old daughter after having a “rough day," RadarOnline.com has learned.
New evidence was obtained in 2022, which helped solve the 1980 cold case, officials said.
On July 13, officers in Hendersonville received information regarding a child that drowned in Drakes Creek, Front Page Detectives reported.
Detectives went to the scene and determined the child’s mother, 33-year-old Brandi Elliott, killed her daughter, according to court documents obtained by WKRN-TV.
During the second search of the apartment, officers said they found a sealed bucket with the boy's body inside.
The documents show police learned Elliott wanted to leave her daughter at their apartment so she could have some time to herself “after having a rough day.”
However, cops say her daughter did not want to be alone, so she followed Elliott.
Child Protective Services were called to France’s home at least a dozen times that year but were never allowed inside.
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Elliott allegedly told police that she pushed her daughter underwater “like a largemouth bass” until she started “bubbling,” court records state.
The second victim was taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries, authorities said.
She then removed her daughter from the water and tried giving her CPR, officials said.
The young girl was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
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Elliott was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, officials have since confirmed.
She was booked into the Sumner County Jail.