A fatal forgetfulness. A 5-year-old boy died on Wednesday July 9 after being forgotten almost a whole day by his mother in a car in direct sunlight, in the parking lot of a San Antonio daycare (United States), report several American media, including ABC News.
The 22 -year -old child’s mother told investigators that she thought he had dropped him off at the daycare where he was regularly kept, before going to his work near 8 am.
When she left her work, around 4:30 p.m., she went to the daycare to recover her son, but the staff told her that she had never deposited her son. « C’est à ce moment-là qu’elle a réalisé qu’elle l’avait laissé dans le véhicule », a déclaré la police dans un communiqué.
Panic, she rushed to her vehicle and discovered her unconscious son, always attached in his car seat. Quickly arrived at the scene, the emergency services could only note the death of the child.
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“Always check the rear seat”
The police, who also went there, investigate whether the child’s death is accidental or criminal. This Thursday, no arrest had been made.
That day, the temperature was 26 ° C in the morning and reached 32 ° C during the day, according to the National Weather Service. With such heat, the temperature inside a car can reach 42 ° C in the first 10 minutes and 54 ° C after an hour.
“This is an extremely tragic situation,” said William McManus, the chief of the San Antonio police. « La famille est profondément bouleversée. It reminds us of it sadly that you always have to check the rear seat, “he added.
Over the past two weeks, four children have died after being left in a car in Texas, according to the Condition of the Kids and Safety association. Each year, around forty children die in such conditions in the United States
