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Coverage dated October 27, 2026

Albuquerque couple sentenced after child dies from drug overdose

Headline from KRQE Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque couple will spend more than a decade behind bars after their child died from a drug overdose. In 2023, Monique Sanchez and Thomas Soto were having a Super Bowl party at the Arroyo Vista Apartments, near Montgomery and I-25, when they put their one-year-old a…

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  1. KOB 4

    Albuquerque couple to be sentenced for child’s drug death (opens KOB 4)

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    An Albuquerque couple, who admitted to their role in the death of their one-year-old child, will be sentenced Tuesday.

  2. KRQE Albuquerque

    Albuquerque couple sentenced after child dies from drug overdose (opens KRQE Albuquerque)

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    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque couple will spend more than a decade behind bars after their child died from a drug overdose. In 2023, Monique Sanchez and Thomas Soto were having a Super Bowl party at the Arroyo Vista Apartments, near Montgomery and I-25, when they put their one-year-old a…