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Bond set for woman accused of child neglect after 4-year-old dies in Myrtle Beach pool, police say
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Updated: 6:45 PM EDT Apr 3, 2021
Katie Smithson
Bond set for woman accused of child neglect after 4-year-old dies in Myrtle Beach pool, police say
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Updated: 6:45 PM EDT Apr 3, 2021
Katie Smithson
Bond was set Saturday for a woman charged in connection to the drowning death of a 4-year-old at a Myrtle Beach hotel. According to Master Cpl. Tom Vest with the Myrtle Beach Police Department, a judge granted a $10,000 surety bond to 30-year-old Destiny Morgan.Morgan was arrested and charged with unlawful neglect of a child following a drowning at the Crown Reef Resort on Thursday night.Horry County Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said the child, later identified as 4-year-old Demi Williams, was taken to the hospital after being removed from the resort's pool.She was pronounced dead from asphyxiation due to drowning, according to Willard.Officials said the child was in the area with her mother and siblings from Kentucky. Authorities have not released Morgan's relation to the child.