MUSKEGON COUNTY, Mich. —

On her 11th birthday, prosecutors say Mialah Leak’s mother sat on her until she was unconscious. Now, Sherry Leak is charged with manslaughter for the child's Nov. 23 death .

Sherry Leak was arrested following what police said was an altercation at her house in Clover Estates Mobile Home Park in Fruitport around 5:45 p.m. on Nov. 23.

Fruitport Township Police Department Deputy Chief Gregory Poulson said it was Leak who called 911 to report Mialah Leak was unconscious and not breathing.

Emergency crews were not able to revive Mialah.

According to 911 dispatch audio, Leak told dispatchers that there was a physical altercation between her and Mialah, and the girl was knocked over. Dispatchers told first responders that Leak, who was administering CPR, was the a

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