Guilford County woman charged with child abuse after neighbor rescues children

Sabrina Spruill, 40, was booked by the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office on June 22 at 301 Caseybrook Ct. in Browns Summit on a felony child abuse charge involving serious physical injury. A neighbor said he heard a child scream for help on Caseybrook Court, went inside the dark mobile home with friends and saw Spruill strangling the children.

Spruill now faces three counts of felony child abuse with serious injury, three counts of assault by strangulation and one count of communicating threats. The warrants allege she strangled and poured hot wax on three children younger than 9, leaving bruising on their legs and necks and scratches on their arms. Deputies also wrote that the children said Spruill called them "demons," threatened to kill them and threatened to light them on fire.

A second neighbor, Katie Everett, said her family came home to sheriff’s deputies and EMS already at the scene and that the children had previously told her things about their mother. There was also an open Child Protective Services case.

North Carolina law makes it a Class D felony for a parent or caretaker to intentionally inflict serious physical injury on a child under 16, under G.S. 14-318.4. CPS or juvenile court can open a case when a parent, guardian, custodian or caretaker is alleged to be responsible for abuse, neglect or dependency, and North Carolina fully completed its eCourts rollout on Oct. 13, 2025, so Guilford County records and filings now run through the statewide digital system.

People in Guilford County who suspect child abuse or neglect can call Child Protective Services at 336-641-3795 during business hours or 800-378-5315 after hours. Offices are at 1203 Maple St. in Greensboro and 325 E. Russell Ave. in High Point, and emergencies should go to 911.