2 held in child’s death
A Hartsville woman and a Cheraw man were being held last week in the death of a 2-year-old child, according to the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office.
Jodi Breanna Holden, 21, of Hartsville, and Randall Scott Watson Jr., 24, of Cheraw, were being held at the W. Glenn Campbell Detention Center. Holden is the mother of the child.
Darlington County Coroner Todd Hardee has ruled the death a homicide. The child died from “non-accidental blunt force trauma to the head,” the coroner’s office said.
The Sheriff’s Office said that deputies were dispatched to an area hospital April 3 because a child was being treated for severe injuries, and the child later died.
The child’s name and gender were not immediately known. Officials said they did not plan to release the child’s name.
This case remained under investigation. If you have any information, you are asked to contact Darlington County Sheriff’s investigators at (843) 398-4501 or Crime Stoppers of the Pee Dee at 1-888-CRIME-SC or visit p3tips.com.
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