Female mother arrested after making suicide pact with her 10-year-old daughter after she overdosed herself

A Mississippi mother was arrested this week after her 10-year-old daughter overdosed on prescription drugs as part of a suicide pact the duo made.

Brittney Leigh Hensley’s bond was set at $500,000 following her arrest in Alabama. Ocean Springs Weekly Record reported.

Investigators said the mother and daughter made the deal on July 6 while staying at the Studio 6 Motel in Ocean Springs.

Police were called to the hotel just before 6.30pm on reports of an overdose.

Police said Hensley’s daughter was already taking a bunch of pills when she started having second thoughts about taking her own life.

The pills were reportedly prescribed to Hensley.

The little girl was unconscious when the police arrived. Police did not release his name.

Hensley fled Mississippi immediately after his daughter was hospitalized for treatment.

Knowing his family was there, detectives tracked Hensley to Huntsville, Alabama, where he was taken into custody on October 14.

He was extradited to Mississippi a few days ago. Cops charged him with aggravated child abuse resulting in serious bodily harm.

Police said Hensley told them he also took the pills on July 6, but did not specify how many or for how long, the Weekly Record reported.

Doctors said they expect Hensley’s daughter to fully recover from the overdose.