ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Sandy Springs mother is facing murder charges in the death of her 11-year-old daughter, jail records show.

Shannen Grimes, 42, was found with her dead daughter in their home Saturday morning, according to Sandy Springs police.

Police said they were called to Laurel Grove Condominiums on Carpenter Drive NE about a welfare check requested by a concerned family member.

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According to arrest warrants, Grimes’ sister called police after Grimes told her she had attempted suicide.

Grimes’ sister let officers into the condo, where they found Grimes lying on the couch in the living room. She had “a cut to at least one of her wrists and was bleeding,” the warrants say.

Officers

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