Colorado Mom Found Guilty After 5-Year-Old Daughter Died Due to Meth Overdose

Colorado mother, Stephanie Alvarado, pleaded guilty to a number of charges after her five-year-old daughter died from a methamphetamine overdose.

Alvarado, 27, will face 16 to 48 years of prison sentence after she pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree and as many as six additional years for pleading guilty to criminal trespass, which included domestic violence.

Alvarado was a resident of Glenwood Spring, which is about 200 miles west of Denver. Aside from the Colorado mom, her cousin, Daniel Alvarado, along with friend, Bertha Ceballos-Romo, were arrested on Thursday on charges of child abuse resulting in death.

The chargers were class 2 felony punishable by 8 to 24 years in prison. Alvarado's five-year-old daughter, Sophia Larson, died on Dec. 11, 2019 after drinking a water bottle mixed with meth.

Prosecutors said that Alvarado waited for several hours before taking her daughter to the emergency room, according to The Sun.

This after she started behaving strangely, which includes hallucinating, saying that she was seeing monsters and demons after drinking from the water bottle.

Larson is said to have drunk the meth-mixed liquid reportedly after her mother left the bottle.

Alvarado and the two other adults told investigators that they were smoking meth in Alvarado's apartment when the girl drank from the contaminated bottle.

Ceballos-Roma and Alvarado's cousin were at the scene. They told investigators that they thought the girl was possessed. Ceballos-Roma was deported to Mexico this year in October.

The Incident

Alvarado was reportedly using drugs with her two cousins after losing her work in a dental office after failing a drug test.

When her daughter got up in the night looking for a drink, she immediately spat out the water from the contaminated bottle water and said yucky.

Larson then started experiencing hallucinations.

The three adults began praying and reading from a bible, instead of seeking medical attention.

This was due to Larson's mother's fears that she was going to lose custody of the child if she were to contact emergency services.

Larson then lost consciousness and was moved to another apartment and given oxygen through a tube. The victim was eventually driven to Gran River Hospital, but she was pronounced dead early on Dec. 11.

A coroner's report discovered that Larson had very high levels of methamphetamine in her blood.

Police also discovered small plastic bags filled with white powder as well as pipes and bongs in the apartment. In addition, the police also found drug residue on a dollar bill.

Larson's death was concluded to have been caused by methamphetamine intoxication.

Alec Larson, the five-year-old's father, had shared physical custody of the child ever since separating with Alvarado more than a year ago due to her mother's drug abuse.

"If they would have taken her when they saw my daughter drank that, she may have been a little slow and not right in the head - but my daughter would still be here with me today," Alec Larson was quoted on a Fox 31 news report.