State Investigated Guardians Multiple Times Before Child’s Death, Charges Filed
Records obtained by FOX Carolina Investigates reveal that the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) investigated the guardians of a 4-year-old girl, Cassie Owens, multiple times before her death in Greenville County, South Carolina. Despite alleged abuse reports and…
Greenville Spartanburg Asheville Anderson, SC, August 20, 2026 —
Multiple investigations by the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) were conducted into the guardians of a 4-year-old girl, Cassie Owens, prior to her death in Greenville County, South Carolina. The revelations come from records obtained by FOX Carolina Investigates.
Despite allegations of abuse and a prior criminal conviction involving one of the guardians, the child was reportedly never removed from the home. The guardians, identified as Bradley Craig and Nancy West, have since been charged with homicide by child abuse in connection with Owens’ death.
The specific details regarding the nature of the abuse allegations, the dates of the investigations, and the outcomes of each inquiry were not immediately available in the provided summary. The summary also does not specify the nature of the criminal conviction of the guardian.
Further details on the timeline of events leading to Cassie Owens’ death and the DSS’s actions throughout the investigation period remain pending. The charges of homicide by child abuse indicate a serious legal development following the child’s death.
Story summarized from the original created by Catie Bussmann, Grace Runkel on www.foxcarolina.com, see more information here.
