Cause of death determined for mother, teen daughter found in well
WILLIAMSTON, N.C. — Authorities say the North Carolina mother and teenage daughter found in a well had been stabbed to death.
The Eastern Regional Medical Examiner’s office tells local media outlets 40-year-old Dawn Ward and 14-year-old Taylor Carroll were both stabbed in the chest.
Their bodies were found Dec. 1 in a well in Williamston, three days after they had been reported missing.
Dawn Ward’s estranged husband, 25-year-old Jeffrey Ward, was being held without bond on two counts of murder. His brother, 24-year-old Jerrett Ward, faces charges of accessory after the fact and $1 million bond.
The men were appointed public defenders during a court appearance Monday. They are next expected in court December 14. Authorities have not discussed potential motives for the killings.