A 55-year-old mother in Michigan is accused of killing her 11-year-old adopted daughter , allegedly sitting on the child until she lost consciousness and died.

Sherry Leak was taken into custody over the weekend and charged with one count of manslaughter in the death of Mialah Leak, authorities announced.

According to a news release from the Fruitport Township Police Department, officers responded to a home in the Clover Estates Mobile Home Park regarding a report of an unresponsive 11-year-old girl. The mobile home park is about 190 miles northwest of Detroit.

Upon arriving at the home, first responders said they located the child, later identified as Mialah, who was unconscious and not breathing. Emergency medical personnel attempted to resuscitate the girl, but were unsuccessful. Pol

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