MINNEAPOLIS — A 36-year-old Hopkins mother has been sentenced to over three years in prison for second-degree manslaughter in the death of her 9-year-old daughter following an asthma attack.
A Minneapolis judge handed down the 41-month sentence to Rachel Modrow on Monday, according to court documents. She was given credit for 31 days already served.
Modrow pleaded guilty to the manslaughter charge in October on what was supposed to be the first day of her trial.
According to the criminal complaint, the girl went to a friend’s for a sleepover on Feb. 9. The next morning, the friend woke up her parent to say that the girl was having an asthma attack. The friend’s parent said the girl was having trouble breathing and was trying to use her inhaler.
The friend’s parent noticed the inhaler was not helping curb the effects of the asthma attack, charges say.
One of the parents of the girl’s friend offered to take her to the doctor, but her parents refused, charges state, despite her asking for medical help.