A Mississippi mother and her 10-year-old daughter allegedly formed a “suicide pact” and decided to take several pills. But only the girl followed through, police say. And it nearly cost the girl her life. Now the mother, Brittney Leigh Hensley, is behind bars. She’s charged with aggravated child abuse.
The Ocean Springs Police Department responded shortly before 6:30 p.m. on July 6 for an unresponsive child call at the extended stay Studio 6 motel. Hensley, 37, and her daughter had been living there. When first responders arrived, they found the girl unresponsive near several unknown pill capsules and empty prescription medication bottles in a green backpack, a press release said. The medication was prescribed to Hensley, police say.
