Mother arrested months after 10-year-old daughter overdosed in 'suicide pact,' Ocean Springs police say

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – A woman was arrested more than three months after she agreed to a “suicide pact” with her 10-year-old daughter, who overdosed on prescription drugs and is now in CPS custody, according to the Ocean Springs Police Department.

Brittany Hensley was arrested and charged with child abuse.

On July 6, 2024, around 6:25 p.m., OSPD 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 medicine bottles in a green backpack near the unconscious girl.

Police say the vials were prescribed to Brittney Hensley, the child’s mother.

Hensley and her 10-year-old daughter were transported separately by ambulance to Ocean Springs Hospital, where they were intubated by emergency physicians. The daughter was taken by helicopter to USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital shortly afterwards.

Further investigation revealed that Hensley and her daughter had agreed to take the medication as part of a ‘suicide pact’. The daughter was taken into custody by Mississippi CPS, where she remains.

Police say Hensley left the area and went to Alabama during the investigation. Shortly afterwards, a warrant was issued for her arrest.

On October 15, she was taken into custody by Huntsville Police, where she was arrested and extradited to Ocean Springs. There she was charged with child abuse and given a $500,000 bond.

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