Swainsboro woman killed years after surviving brutal beating, GBI investigating

SWAINSBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigations said they are investigating the death of 34-year-old Amber Fields at the request of the Swainsboro Police Department.

A family member found the woman dead inside her home in Swainsboro after she didn’t report for work, according to the GBI.

This is being investigated as a homicide and the GBI says all leads are being followed at this time.

The investigation is her death is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Eastman at 478-374-6988. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online here, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review.

Previous coverage on 2011 beating

Amber Fields survived a brutal beating back in 2011. WTOC extensively covered the story after doctors told her family she would likely be brain dead.

Fields underwent major surgery after Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office deputies say she was attacked by Jason Browning on Sept. 11, 2011.