Mother arrested after allegedly making 'suicide pact' with 10-year-old daughter, police say

BILOXI, Mrs. (WLOX/Gray News) – A Mississippi mother and her 10-year-old daughter allegedly made a “suicide pact” and decided to take pills, but only the child stuck to it, according to authorities.

On July 6, 2024, Ocean Springs officers responded to the Studio 6 Motel on Bienville Boulevard for a report of a pediatric overdose.

When first responders arrived, they found a young woman unresponsive.

Officers found several unknown capsules and empty medicine bottles in a green backpack near the unconscious girl. WLOX reported.

Police said the medication bottles were prescribed to Brittney Hensley, the child’s mother.

Hensley and her 10-year-old daughter were transported separately to a hospital, where emergency doctors intubated them.

The daughter was transported to a hospital shortly afterwards.

Further investigation revealed that Hensley and her daughter had agreed to take the medication as part of a ‘suicide pact’.

Police said Hensley left the area and went to Alabama during the investigation.

She was arrested and charged with child abuse and given a $500,000 bond.

The daughter was taken into custody by Mississippi CPS, where she remains.