An unbearable drama occurred a few days ago in Birmingham, Alabama (United States). “KJ”, a 3 -year -old boy, died after being left for several hours in a car parked in full sun. According to CNN, he was at the time of the facts of an employee of a child protection agency.
Five hours in full sun
According to the office of Jefferson’s County Legalist’s County, the child was recovered Tuesday morning from the daycare for a supervised visit with his father. The meeting ended before noon, but instead of bringing him back to the daycare, the employee did personal shopping and then returned home by forgetting it in the car.
It was only when the daycare center contacted him to ask him where she was the child that she made her terrible error and alerted the emergency services. In total, the victim will have spent five long hours attached to the rear of the vehicle, closed windows and an extinguished motor while the heat felt oscillated between 38 and 40 degrees. Despite the rescue intervention, “KJ” was declared dead at 6:03 pm.
A “brilliant” child
The Alabama Human Resources Department confirmed that the child was under his care and transported by a service provider, who dismissed the employee concerned. Devastated by pain, the boy’s father described him as a “joyful” and “brilliant” child who at 3 years “knew how to count and knew all the animals”.
Our colleagues say that an investigation has been opened to shed light on the precise circumstances of this drama. According to the Kids and Car Safety association cited by our colleagues, the little “KJ” is the first child to die in such conditions this year in Alabama, and at least the 16th in the country. A tribute was paid to him on Friday.
