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South Carolina Teen Called Hero After Stopping Mom From Allegedly Drowning Sister

<p>A <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;south&plus;carolina&amp&semi;post&lowbar;type&percnt;5B&percnt;5D&equals;post&amp&semi;post&lowbar;type&percnt;5B&percnt;5D&equals;list&lowbar;posts&amp&semi;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;w514ds&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MzE5NDg2MTA3LjE2ODQ4NjQ1NzM&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4NDg3MTMyOC4yLjEuMTY4NDg3MTM0MC4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>South Carolina<&sol;strong><&sol;a> teen is being called a hero for saving her sibling from being drowned by their own mother after successfully murdering another of her young daughters&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">South Carolina Teen Saves 8-Year-Old Sister After Mother Allegedly Tries To Drown Her<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The teen&&num;8217&semi;s mother&comma; <strong>Jamie Bradley-Brun<&sol;strong>&comma; 37&comma; reportedly drowned Mackaya Bradley-Brun&comma; 6&comma; early Friday morning at their home in St&period; Helena Island&comma; according to the <strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;BeaufortCountySheriffsOfficeSC&sol;posts&sol;pfbid0TaL5WQAnoUFwk9qqr6t2u7k2kWnLpciGmi74T7phnRbtH6rrCs2KGhciaxdMm8iDl" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Bradley-Brun then tried to drown Mackaya&&num;8217&semi;s 8-year-old sister before their teenage sibling jumped in and saved her&comma; Sheriff P&period;J&period; Tanner said during a news conference&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p id&equals;"mntl-sc-block&lowbar;1-0-6" class&equals;"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html">&&num;8220&semi;She defended her family when no one else was available to&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Sheriff Tanner told <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nbcnews&period;com&sol;news&sol;us-news&sol;south-carolina-teen-saved-sister-mom-allegedly-tried-drown-killed-anot-rcna85699" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">NBC News<&sol;a>&period; &&num;8220&semi;Her courage is amazing&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1660114186083418115" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">South Carolina Mother Held Without Bond&comma; Charged With Murder&comma; Attempted Murder<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The unnamed 16-year-old girl allegedly awoke to sounds of screaming in the middle of the night&period; Authorities say she went on to witness her mother attempting to drown the 8-year-old&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Now&comma; she&&num;8217&semi;s being credited as saving her sister&&num;8217&semi;s life&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p id&equals;"mntl-sc-block&lowbar;1-0-10" class&equals;"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html">&&num;8220&semi;She had the ability and courage to utilize her own strength to get her 8-year-old&&num;8221&semi; sibling to safety&comma; Tanner told NBC&period; &&num;8220&semi;She had the composure to know that 911 needed to be called because she knew her other sister was in the home&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"mntl-sc-block&lowbar;1-0-11" class&equals;"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block">Meanwhile&comma; Bradley-Brun remains held without bond as of Tuesday&comma; jail records show&period; She has <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;people&period;com&sol;mom-allegedly-drowns-daughter-attempts-to-drown-other-daughter-7501759" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">since been charged<&sol;a> with murder and attempted murder&comma; according to <em>PEOPLE<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1661097795737235457" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">GoFundMe Organized On Behalf Of Family&comma; No Motive Offered As Of Yet<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Tanner did not offer a possible motive but added&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I know what happened and it’s pretty horrific&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to a <strong>GoFundMe<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gofundme&period;com&sol;f&sol;mackaya-marie-bradleybrun-memorial&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;facebook&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;social&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;p&lowbar;cp&percnt;20share-sheet&amp&semi;fbclid&equals;IwAR2JFX&lowbar;iPQ6Ryax70cOk9l5cwcx3KWajPBBT08a&lowbar;hY3kHQSx0wS90cGfldA" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">organized on behalf of the family<&sol;a>&comma; &&num;8220&semi;KayKay&&num;8221&semi; was a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;cheerful and energetic girl with such a kind spirit&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>The description continues&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Her 2 sisters were her best friends&comma; and she really loved her family and cousins&period; At her young age&comma; she was a protective&comma; courageous little girl who loved to dance&comma; sing&comma; and play with her family&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&dollar;3&comma;035 has been raised out of a &dollar;15&comma;000 goal as of this article&&num;8217&semi;s publication&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"122516" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;south-carolina-teen-stops-mom-drowning-sister&sol;" data-secure&equals;"2a1d850594"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;font-size&colon; 25px&semi;font-weight&colon; 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