A Colorado mother let her 16-year-old daughter drink herself to death, fueling and concealing her heavy alcohol use for months — and even going so far as to unenroll her from high school, prosecutors say.
When Grace Ryan, of Arvada, died in March, she had 173 empty alcohol bottles hidden under her bed and in her closet, according to a press release issued Wednesday by the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors say the bottle collection included “various brands and sizes of vodka and other hard liquor” that her mom, Gretchen Ryan, had been giving her. The 55-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with Grace’s death…