Essie McKenzie spoke at a news conference at HCMC, where her 6-year-old daughter Ty'rah White died Tuesday while Taraji White, 9, remains in critical condition.
Minnesota law doesn't clearly define ages or milestones a child must reach to be left alone, leaving counties to rely on guidelines laid out by the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
News coverage of the Twin Cities northern suburbs, including Andover, Anoka, Blaine, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Columbia Heights, Forest Lake, New Brighton and Vadnais Heights.