Bizarre way Nashville mom tried to kill herself while in jail 'for drowning daughter, 7, because she was fed up of her'

A Nashville mother charged with drowning her seven-year-old daughter 'because she wanted to be left alone' tried a bizarre way to kill herself in prison.

Brandi Elliott, 33, has been locked up in Sumner County Jail without bond while waiting to face first-degree murder charges for allegedly drowning her daughter, Piper, in Drakes Creek in Hendersonville last month.

But on Sunday, she was treated for banging her head against the wall in her cell, causing two black eyes, News Channel 5 reports. 

Then on Monday, she reportedly dove head-first off her bunk and onto the concrete floor. Elliott was then rushed to a local hospital unable to breathe, but is now in stable condition.

Once she is released from the hospital, Elliott will be sent to a state facility that is better suited to deal with her self-destructive conduct while she awaits a grand jury indictment and trial.

Brandi Elliott, 33, reportedly tried to kill herself at the Sumner County Jail

She is facing first-degree murder charges for allegedly drowning her daughter, Piper, in Drakes Creek in Hendersonville last month

It is now expected that her defense attorneys will use her mental health issues to argue she has a diminished mental capacity in an effort to avoid criminal liability.

Elliott had already claimed at her first court hearing last month that she suffered from mental health issues.  

'When my daughter was two, I kind of lost it like I did this time,' she said in court.

'I had postpartum depression and they gave me medicine for it. I was having a really bad time with sleeping.'

Yet both her attorney and state prosecutors said at the time that they did not want her mentally evaluated.

She has had no prior criminal history and worked at McDonald's.

Elliott allegedly decided to take Piper to a shallow area at Drake's Creek, and held her underwater until bubbles emerged

But on July 13, Elliott allegedly decided to take Piper to a shallow area at Drake's Creek, and held her underwater until bubbles emerged.

She is said to have told the child to be quiet as she held her under water 'like a largemouth bass,' WKRN reports.

When police later questioned her about her daughter's death, Elliott reportedly told officers she was having a bad day and Piper would not give her 'time alone.' 

Still, the mother reportedly said she only realized what she had done after it was too late and first responders tried to revive Piper with CPR. 

Police said family members are now witnesses in the probe, as prosecutors are considering the death penalty for Elliott if she is convicted of murder. 

An online fundraiser has been set up for Piper's father, Jon Elliott

Meanwhile, a GoFundMe has been set up for Piper's father, Jon Elliott. 

'Jon will be needing as many donations as possible for the funeral arrangements, and basic everyday needs, he only get a small disability check each month,' it says.

Jon, who served in Iraq, also posted a tribute to Piper online, writing: 'I will miss my baby girl forever.'