Woman sentenced 12-years for daughter’s 2021 overdose death in Idalou

A 25-year-old woman was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison after admitting to her role in the poisoning death of her infant daughter nearly five years ago.

Sarah Canales, formerly Mills, has been held at the Lubbock County Detention Center since Jan. 10 after her bond was surrendered, appeared in the 137th District Court with her attorney, Matt Morrow, and pleaded guilty to a count of manslaughter, which carries a punishment of two to 20 years in prison.

She admitted to her role in the July 11, 2021 overdose death of her 2-month-old daughter, Athena…

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