A child’s death investigation in South Carolina led authorities to arrest her guardians, who are accused of abusing her before she suffered cardiac arrest.
Nancy Dianne West, 42, and Bradley Kyle Craig, 46, have both been charged with homicide by child abuse, the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office announced.
The child victim was identified as 4-year-old Cassie Cheryl Ann Owens.
On April 24, deputies with the sheriff’s office responded to a home on the 1300 block of Chinquapin Road in Travelers Rest, South Carolina — a city located about 10 miles north of Greenville.
Officers received a 911 call reporting an unresponsive child. Cassie was transported to a nearby hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
Authorities investigated the circumstances surrounding the child’s death. Cassie was reportedly in cardiac arrest when she arrived at the hospital, and investigators alleged that West and Craig had “deprived the child of proper nutrition.”
The sheriff’s office did not specify whether or how the defendants were related to the girl, but confirmed they were her legal guardians at the time of her death.
Deputies arrested West and Craig this week at their home, booking both into the Greenville County Detention Center ahead of a bond hearing.
According to local reports, allegations of abuse at the home had surfaced before. On March 28, 2025, deputies investigated an alleged assault in which Craig reportedly struck a child “in the back of the head twice with his hand” and later admitted to doing so. It remains unclear whether that child was Cassie.
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