2 boys unharmed, mother found dead, Charleston County officials say

CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC (WCSC) – The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office issued an update on two brothers who are missing after their mother was found dead Friday afternoon.

The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office conducted a welfare check in the 9900 block of Highway 78 shortly before 4 p.m., sheriff’s spokesman Alexis Douglas said. During that welfare check, requested by the New Jersey State Police, officers found a dead woman at the scene.

Investigators found that she had two boys with her, but they were not present at the crime scene, Douglas said.

Shortly after 7 p.m., officials issued a request for information. Shortly after 7:30 p.m., Douglas provided an update saying the brothers had been located and were safe with family in New Jersey.

The Charleston County Coroner’s Office has not yet released the victim’s name.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office at 843-202-1700 or Charleston Consolidated Dispatch at 843-743-7200.

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