The mother of a 7-year-old girl has been arrested after the girl drowned in Drakes Creek over the weekend.
Hendersonville Police responded to the scene near Sanders Ferry Road after authorities were notified of the drowning on Saturday, according to a release.
Investigators said they found that Brandi Elliott, 33, was responsible for her daughter’s death.
Elliot was taken to the Sumner County Jail Sunday and charged with first degree murder.
She is being jailed without bond.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Hendersonville Police Department at 615-822-1111 or the Hendersonville Crime Stoppers at 615-594-4113.
Tips can also be submitted by texting the keyword TIPHPD to the number 274637 (CRIMES).
Katie Nixon can be reached at knixon@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Middle Tennessee mom charged in connection with child’s drowning death
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