FRUITPORT TOWNSHIP, Mich. — An 11-year-old girl identified as Mialah Leak died Sunday. Police arrested her mother, who now faces the possibility of being criminally charged in the case.
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Around 5:45 p.m. Sunday, the Fruitport Township Police Department responded to Clover Estates Mobile Home Park, near the intersection of Heights Ravenna Road and Brooks Road.
Inside one of the homes, officers found Leak unresponsive.
"The mother of the child was subsequently arrested and lodged at the Muskegon County Jail," said Fruitport Township Deputy Police Chief Gregory Poulson.
Despite medical intervention, Leak was declared dead.
According to Muskegon County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Timothy Maat, a sibling was removed from the home, and after initial questions by investigators, police took Leak's mother into custody.
She's being held in the Muskegon County Jail pending criminal charges.
The mother is expected to be arraigned on Tuesday.
In a letter to parents on Monday from Fruitport Community Schools, Superintendent Jason Kennedy says Leak was a student at Shettler Elementary School.
Kennedy adds Leak was known for her warm smile and kindness towards her classmates.
Shettler Elementary School also noted Sunday was Leak's birthday.
The district's Emotional Support Team provided care to students and staff during the day, according to Kennedy.
The Muskegon Area Intermediate School District also provided additional help.
Anyone with information on this investigation is asked to contact the Fruitport Township Police Department at (231) 865-8477.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Silent Observer at (231) 722-7463.
