Sentenced: Mississippi Mom Arrested After Failed Suicide Pact With 10YO Daughter

[Sugar Cookie]

A mother arrested on a charge of felony child abuse gave her 10-year-old daughter pills to take in a suicide pact the mom made with her daughter, Ocean Springs Police Chief Ryan Lemaire said.

Authorities arrested Brittney Leigh Hensley, 37, on a felony warrant issued in Ocean Springs in September, two months after the crime occurred in July, the police chief said.

Hensley fled the area a short time after police responded to a report in July of a medical emergency at the extended stay motel, Studio 6, where the mother and child had been living, Lemaire said.

“She had this suicide pact with her daughter, and the daughter took the pills, but she (Hensley) didn’t,” Lemaire said. “So, the momma started freaking out when her daughter wouldn’t wake up.”

Paramedics took the child to a local hospital for treatment. Once the child regained consciousness, Lemaire said, she told police about the suicide pact her mother had made with her. However, the mother didn’t attempt to take her own life.

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

South MS mom arrested for child abuse made a suicide pact with her daughter, police say

The mother fled after police determined she had poisoned her 10-year-old daughter during a botched suicide pact, the police chief said

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[cubby]

If the child had died, "mother" would have been all sad and tell the police her daughter had gotten into her pills. Most 10 year olds are smarter than that.

 

[the cat did it]

There should of been a "mug alert" warning with this one. I can't even describe adequately what I am seeing.

That poor kid. Her mother tried to kill her by proxy. I doubt she had any intention of killing herself, she either had second thoughts about her daughter dying or she thought she may have thought her daughter was past the point saving and may be surprised she was saved-she might be thinking "damn , that was not suppose to happen like that" POS

 

[Sugar Cookie]

BRITTNEY HENSLEY​

MDOC ID Number: 258276

Offense 1: CHILD ABUSE​

• Sentence Length: 20 YEARS
• County of Conviction: JACKSON
• Sentence Date: 06/04/2025

Offense 2: CHILD NEGLECT​

• Sentence Length:
• County of Conviction: JACKSON
• Sentence Date: 06/04/2025

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Tentative Release Date: 10/24/2044