MUSKEGON COUNTY, Mich. —

A Muskegon County mother has been charged with manslaughter after prosecutors say she sat on her adopted daughter until she was unconscious.

Sherry Leak faces 15 years in prison if she’s convicted of killing 11-year-old Mialah Leak.

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 herself and Mialah, and the girl was knocked over. Dispatchers told first responders that Leak, who was administering CPR, was the assaulting party.

Leak was charged with manslaughter on Tuesday. In Michigan, manslaughter is not

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