The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a 22-year-old Enfield woman in connection to the stabbing death of a 10-year-old child. Around 10:30 p.m. on January 16, 2024, deputies responded to the 2000 block of Beaverdam Road outside of Enfield for a report of a missing 10-year-old child.

At the scene, deputies learned that the mother had found the missing child in the backyard and the child appeared to be deceased. HCSO said further investigation indicated that the child had been stabbed multiple times and had succumbed to their injuries.

Authorities believe the victim had been stabbed inside the residence and moved outside to the rear of the residence. A sibling of the deceased, 22-year-old Kaneijah Zyir Bradley, was arrested and charged with her murder. She has been booked into the Halifax County Detention Center with no bond.