Authorities say a 37-year-old mother drowned one of her daughters and was trying to kill another child when the oldest daughter was awakened by screams.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A mother drowned one of her daughters in their South Carolina home and was trying to kill another child when the oldest daughter was awakened by screams and managed to save her sister, a sheriff said.
“I’m not a mental health expert. It’s not my job to determine if someone has a mental health problem,” the sheriff said. The teen went into the bathroom and managed to wrest her sister away from her mother and run to a nearby family member’s house to call 911, Tanner said.“I’m very proud of her. I think she did an unbelievable job. She defended her family when no one else was available,” Tanner said. “Her courage is amazing.
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