A Nashville mother admitted that she drowned her girl because nan seven-year-old would not time off her alone, according to authorities.
Brandi Elliot, 33, was charged pinch first-degree execution and denied enslaved aft she allegedly drowned her girl Piper successful Drakes Creek successful Hendersonville connected Saturday.
She reportedly told constabulary she had been having a bad time and Piper would not springiness her what she wanted — clip alone.'
That's past she decided to return Piper to a shallow area successful nan greenway and held her nether nan h2o until bubbles emerged.
Elliot told nan kid to beryllium quiet arsenic she held her nether h2o 'like a largemouth bass,' arsenic reported by WKRN.
Brandi Elliot was charged pinch first-degree execution and denied enslaved aft she allegedly drowned her girl Piper successful Drakes Creek successful Hendersonville
Elliot reportedly said she only realized what she had done aft it was excessively precocious and tried to revive Piper pinch CPR.
Elliot reportedly told nan kid to beryllium quiet arsenic she held her nether h2o 'like a largemouth bass'
Police said a family are witnesses successful nan probe; they person started a memorial on nan greenway for Piper, and want to move nan area into 'Piper’s Pathway.'
Elliot claimed successful tribunal connected Tuesday that she had been diagnosed pinch postpartum slump erstwhile her girl was 2 but was not presently nether aesculapian care.
'When my girl was two, I benignant of mislaid it for illustration I did this time,' Elliott said successful court.
'I had postpartum slump and they gave maine medicine for it. I was having a really bad clip pinch sleeping.'
The mother allegedly told constabulary she had been having a bad time and Piper would not springiness her what she wanted — clip alone'
Her lawyer and nan authorities some said connected Tuesday that they did not want her mentally evaluated astatine this time.
The accused slayer has nary criminal records and useful astatine McDonald's.
Elliot cried arsenic she told nan judge that her hubby was surviving pinch a disability.
Prosecutors person said they are considering nan decease punishment for Elliot if she's convicted.
Elliot cried arsenic she told nan judge that her hubby Jon, a veteran, was surviving pinch a disability
A GoFundMe has been group up for Piper's begetter Jon Elliot, who is simply a subject seasoned and was injured successful combat, according to nan organizer Kip Ziemer.
The page reads: 'Jon will beryllium needing arsenic galore donations arsenic imaginable for nan ceremonial arrangements, and basal mundane needs, he only get a mini disablement cheque each month.'