Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) – The mother and father of a 1-year old baby girl who died due to a drug overdose in 2024 were sentenced on Tuesday.
35-year old Monique Sanchez and her boyfriend 37-year old Thomas Soto were sentenced to 15 years in prison. Both had pled guilty in July to abandonment of a child resulting in death and child abuse charges. The baby girl identified as Alaina, died from acute fentanyl and methamphetamine toxicity.
Two other children ages 5 and 7, also tested positive for methamphetamine and fentanyl based on testing of hair follicles. Both are in the care of Sanchez’s mother.
