Tennessee Mother Accused of Fatally Drowning Her 7-Year-Old Daughter After 'Rough Day'

A Tennessee woman has been arrested after police said she allegedly drowned her 7-year-old daughter after having a “rough day.”

On July 13, officers in Hendersonville received information regarding a child that drowned in Drakes Creek, according to the local police department.

Detectives went to the scene and determined that the child’s mother, 33-year-old Brandi Elliott, killed her daughter, according to court documents obtained by WKRN-TV.

The documents show police learned Elliott wanted to leave her daughter at their apartment so she could have some time to herself “after having a rough day.”

However, cops say her daughter did not want to be alone, so she followed Elliott.

Elliott allegedly told police that she pushed her daughter underwater “like a largemouth bass” until she started “bubbling,” court records state.

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She then removed her daughter from the water and tried giving her CPR, officials said.

The young girl was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Elliott was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, officials said. She was booked into the Sumner County Jail.