Regional media reported that the mother parked the car and then went to work nearby. The incident occurred last Wednesday in the city of Charlotte. The temperature in the region was 34 degrees.
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According to the police, the 36-year-old mother was charged with manslaughter, among other things. According to the information, the emergency services found the child in critical condition in the vehicle after an emergency call. The child was pronounced dead in the hospital. The child was reportedly in the car for about three and a half hours. The mother said that she had turned on the air conditioning, WCNC quoted investigative documents as saying.
Child found with foam at the mouth
The woman further stated that she assumed that her daughter had turned it off because she was obviously hot. The mother also stated that she went back to the car when she had not received a text message from her daughter for a long time. There she found the eight-year-old in the car with foam coming from her mouth and called the emergency services.
Authorities repeatedly warn against leaving children in cars in hot weather. They heat up extremely quickly and become deadly traps.
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