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).
A tragic case in South Carolina involving the death of a young girl has resulted in the arrest of her caretakers, who face allegations of abuse leading to her cardiac arrest.
The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office revealed that Nancy Dianne West, aged 42, and Bradley Kyle Craig, 46, have been charged with homicide by child abuse, according to their official announcement.
The young girl, identified by local news station WHNS, a Fox affiliate, was 4-year-old Cassie Cheryl Ann Owens.
On April 24, sheriff’s deputies responded to a call at a residence on Chinquapin Road in Travelers Rest, situated roughly 10 miles from Greenville.
According to the officers, they were alerted to a 911 call regarding an unresponsive child. Cassie was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was sadly pronounced dead.
Investigators delved into the details surrounding her death, uncovering that she was in cardiac arrest upon arrival at the hospital. They allege that West and Craig neglected to provide her with adequate 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.
