A 40-year-old mother, Kelly Brown, is facing manslaughter charges after her 3-year-old daughter and a dog were found dead inside her locked car, as per police. Allegedly, Brown claimed that she had fallen into a river at the time of the tragic incident.

According to a Maine State Police release, the incident occurred on Saturday, August 9. Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) deputies responded to a Milford business and located a 3-year-old girl, Fiona, and a small dog dead inside a vehicle. They were pronounced dead at the scene.

Deputies located the vehicle’s owner, Brown, who was near the scene, and detained her. According to the MSP release, authorities had been trying to locate Brown and Fiona after family members contacted them days before the fatal incident.

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