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

BILOXI, Miss (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 took 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 child overdose.

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

Officers found several unknown capsules and empty bottles of prescription medication in a green backpack next to the unresponsive girl, WLOX reported.

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

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

The daughter was airlifted to a hospital a short time later.

Further investigation revealed that Hensley and her daughter agreed to take the drug 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 the custody of CPS Mississippi, where she remains.