Background: A section of Chinquapin Road in Travelers Rest, S.C. (Google Maps). Inset left: Nancy Dianne West (Greenville County Detention Center). Inset middle: Cassie Cheryl Ann Owens (Mountain View Funerals and Cremations). Inset right: Bradley Kyle Craig (Greenville County Detention Center).
An investigation into the tragic death of a child in South Carolina has led to the arrest of her guardians, who are now facing charges for allegedly abusing her before she went into cardiac arrest.
The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office has charged Nancy Dianne West, 42, and Bradley Kyle Craig, 46, with homicide by child abuse, according to an official announcement on their Facebook page.
The young victim has been identified as 4-year-old Cassie Cheryl Ann Owens, as reported by regional outlet Fox affiliate WHNS.
On April 24, deputies responded to a distress call at a residence on the 1300 block of Chinquapin Road in Travelers Rest, a community situated roughly 10 miles north of Greenville.
Authorities arrived after receiving a 911 call about an unresponsive child. Cassie was transported to a nearby hospital, where, tragically, she was pronounced dead.
Authorities investigated the circumstances surrounding the child’s death. She reportedly was in cardiac arrest when she was brought to the hospital, and investigators claimed West and Craig had “deprived the child of proper nutrition.”
Though the sheriff’s office did not state whether or how the defendants were related to the girl, they said they were her legal guardians at the time.
Deputies arrested West and Craig this week at their home. They were booked into the Greenville County Detention Center ahead of a bond hearing.
According to the local outlet, there had been allegations of abuse at the home before. On March 28, 2025, deputies investigated an alleged assault.
Craig had reportedly hit a child “in the back of the head twice with his hand” and later admitted to doing so. It is unclear whether that child was Cassie.