A child was injured severely last night after falling from a 3rd floor balcony at the Cross Creek Apartments in Beaufort. Investigators with the Beaufort Police Department said the injuries to the child were intentional.
The responding police officers found a toddler with severe injuries from a fall and some other questionable additional injuries. The child was taken to Beaufort Memorial Hospital and then to the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston, for medical treatment.
The child’s mother, Shayla Bryan, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder.
Latest from Community
Northern Beaufort County plunges in to the New Year for good causes By Luke Frazier For
March 12, 1941 – Dec. 23, 2025 Beaufort, S.C. John William Johnston, known to most as
Oct. 27, 1927 – Dec. 28, 2025 Beaufort, S.C. Col. Joseph Richard Dobbratz, USMC, 98, devout
July 13, 1927 — Dec. 20, 2025 Beaufort, S.C. Elizabeth “Libby” Harvey Butt, 98 years young,
Sep. 17, 1946 – Dec. 21, 2025 Beaufort The Honorable Jane Dowling Fender of Beaufort, S.C.,
